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Wendy Percival
Apr 8, 20223 min read
The Murder Stone
By an exciting coincidence, during my trip to The Gower in Wales last week, I came across a murder stone. It was in the churchyard...
Wendy Percival
Oct 1, 20212 min read
Secret island
When you read this post, I'll be on my way back home after finally taking our Covid-deferred holiday to Tresco, one of the islands of the...
Wendy Percival
Sep 24, 20211 min read
Location, location, location
While I'm busy writing the next Esme Quentin Mystery and not posting on the blog so often, it's an ideal opportunity to revisit posts...
Wendy Percival
Jun 11, 20212 min read
Surprise coincidences
Family history connections can take you by surprise sometimes, as I wrote about in a recent post, Shock Shared Ancestor. A couple of...
Wendy Percival
Apr 23, 20212 min read
Elusive Ellisdons
In my quest to establish the a link between the Ellidson branch of my family and my husband’s Ellistons (see Shock Shared Ancestor), I...
Wendy Percival
Mar 26, 20212 min read
Tragedy & Loss
In my post, From ankle deep to knee deep, I discovered my great-grandmother Eliza Roberts, had been only 13 when her mother died. Well,...
Wendy Percival
Jul 24, 20202 min read
Toy Story, #familyhistory style
I was amused to find reference to a long-told family story about me and my friend Rupert...
Wendy Percival
Jun 26, 20202 min read
Placing your ancestors
One of the many items on my Family History Projects To Do list, is a One-Place Study, inspired by reading Janet Few’s book, Putting Your...
Wendy Percival
Jun 19, 20201 min read
Memories with an ironic twist
I was drooling this week over our photos of Snowshill Manor in the Cotswolds, now owned by the National Trust, which we visited at...
Wendy Percival
Jun 12, 20202 min read
Quirky family heirloom
I enjoyed another episode of the BBC’s The Repair Shop this week – with a box of tissues close to hand, as usual. I don’t seem to be able...
Wendy Percival
Mar 6, 20202 min read
New Esme book coming soon...
If you're on my newsletter mailing list as well as a reader of this blog, you will already know (and my apologies for repeating myself!)...
Wendy Percival
Feb 29, 20201 min read
Floods of dismay
It's been distressing to watch the news reports over these past couple of weeks concerning flooding in many areas of the UK, and...
Wendy Percival
Feb 7, 20202 min read
Visiting Esme Quentin Country
Sometimes it's good to get away from the keyboard for some inspiration and that's exactly what I did this week. Wandering around the...
Wendy Percival
Nov 1, 20192 min read
Home Sweet Home
With the clocks going back an hour here in the UK and the winter ahead of us, it's that time when I think of evenings in front of a...
Wendy Percival
Sep 13, 20192 min read
Forgotten #WWI heroes
Last week we went to see the stage production of Michael Morpurgo's War Horse at The New Theatre, Oxford. The story of War Horse tells of...
Wendy Percival
Aug 23, 20192 min read
Reels of family history fun!
I crawled into the back of the loft the other day (no mean feat, I have to say!) and dug out the carrier bag of my late dad’s cine films....
Wendy Percival
Aug 9, 20192 min read
Enchanted Cornwall
I shall be off-grid for a couple of weeks from tomorrow as I take a holiday in Cornwall (yes, Cornwall again!). This time I'm staying in...
Wendy Percival
Jul 5, 20192 min read
Museum of the Year - my favourite!
I was delighted to hear this week that one of my favourite museums, St Fagan’s National Museum of History in Cardiff, had won Art Fund's...
Wendy Percival
May 31, 20192 min read
Ghost ship
You can actually smell the Mary Rose! When you pass through the air-lock on the top floor of the Mary Rose Museum into the same chamber...
Wendy Percival
May 24, 20192 min read
Living history
As you'll know if you read my recent post [see Stepping Back in History] I revisited The Weald & Downland Museum last week. I can confirm...