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Killed in the Line of Duty Sapper George Lucas Service Number 7895135………. The final part in the story of the six brave men that died near Nantwich in Cheshire, trying to defuse a bomb that was dropped during WW2. This brings to a conclusion, eight months of research and many visits to the surrounding areas … Continue reading Sapper George Lucas
Killed in the Line of Duty Sapper John Perrins Service Number 1895467........... John Perrins was born on 16 June 1916 in Bolton, one of seven children born to parents, John Thomas Perrins and Sarah Ann Hurst. The Perrins family had spent many years living in the Little Lever area of Bolton and came from a … Continue reading Sapper John Perrins
Killed in the Line of Duty Sergeant Edward Joseph Greengrass Service Number 2210433........... Edward Joseph Greengrass was born on 15 April 1907 in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, the eldest of two children born to Edward William Greengrass and Elizabeth Augusta Jones. Edward and Elizabeth also had a daughter, Rose Elizabeth Greengrass who was born on … Continue reading Sergeant Edward Joseph Greengrass
RootsTech 2024 have just announced their first keynote speaker, president and founder of the Dred Scott Foundation and great-great-granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott, Lynne M Jackson. A remarkable woman, Lynne Jackson will take the RootsTech main stage on Friday March 1st 2024 and she will speak on the importance of remembering and connecting with ancestors, … Continue reading First RootsTech Keynote Speaker Announced – Lynne M Jackson
The spirit of our ancestors lives on in each and every one of us, whether it's common family traits, inherited talents and skills or just family likeness, our ancestor's DNA is represented in all of us. Family History is more than a series of documents and certificates, it's a living, breathing entity and it's the … Continue reading We All Carry Inside Us The People Who Came Before Us
Would you like to win a free RootsTech 3-day pass (value $99) to attend the greatest genealogy event of the year..........find out how you can enter right here. RootsTech in conjunction with their Media Team Members (That's me!) are running a free to enter giveaway competition that will run until the end of October. We … Continue reading Win a 3-Day Pass to RootsTech2024
Registration is now open for the World's largest Genealogy Conference. RootsTech2024 will take place in Salt Lake City from 29th February-2nd March 2024 both as an 'in-person' event and an 'online event'. For the first 1000 people who Register for the event, they will also receive a limited edition Insider's badge. For a full list … Continue reading RootsTech2024 Registration is Now Open!
Sometimes we discover some fascinating stories whilst we are researching our family history and sometimes the stories find us. Now ordinarily you might wonder what my connection is to the story of an American Fighter Pilot who tragically died in WW2. So let me tell you about Arthur Leslie Brown and how his story found … Continue reading The Pilot’s Grave
Another iconic image and another tragic story that tells of a mother's love for her son and her blind obsession with "Bringing Him Home". But who was Anna Durie and what was the story behind her picture...... Anna Bella Peel was born on 13 November 1856 in Thornhill in Upper Canada, the second daughter of … Continue reading Bringing Him Home
This week I was delighted to be a guest on Dr. Michala Hulme's brand new podcast called 'Unearth The Past'. Unearth The Past takes a fresh and fun look at both history and family history and each week host, Dr. Michala Hulme is joined by special guests and will discuss the latest family history news … Continue reading Unearth The Past…………..
The Chiddicks Family Tree 