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Wendy Percival
Nov 26, 20212 min read
The mystery of Mr DeLacy-Staunton
When I volunteered to help find information about an unknown WWII hero, I thought it would simply be a case of looking up a few things on...
Wendy Percival
Nov 19, 20211 min read
The family history 7UP treatment!
On a recent #ancestryhour someone shared a fabulous photograph of their grandmother as a child, all dressed up for a special occasion....
Wendy Percival
Nov 12, 20211 min read
A shared #WWI history
Revisiting one of my WWI stories this week on the the Bite-size blog… Read about how a conversation on Twitter’s #AncestryHour led to the...
Wendy Percival
May 28, 20212 min read
A legacy of letters
When was the last time you sat down and wrote a letter by hand? It must be quite a rare event these days – with emails and messaging...
Wendy Percival
Apr 2, 20213 min read
Aftermath & Mystery
On #AncestryHour this week (Twitter, Tuesdays 7-8pm BST) I mentioned my blog post, Tragedy & Loss, about the death of my 2x...
Wendy Percival
Jan 22, 20212 min read
The nightmare of the "too difficult" list
I rashly accepted a challenge on Twitter’s #AncestryHour this week! We’d been discussing those common surnames which tend to get...
Wendy Percival
Nov 20, 20203 min read
Illegitimacy & Mystery
I’m currently listening to the audiobook version of In the Family Way, by Jane Robinson. It’s a fascinating account of illegitimacy and...
Wendy Percival
Nov 13, 20203 min read
A shared history - #WWI and beyond
Alfred Joseph Saunders, my husband’s grandfather – pictured here with his wife Caroline and daughter Eunice Irene – joined the Royal...
Wendy Percival
Jul 31, 20202 min read
Five Minute Memories
I’ve reinstated my Five Minute Memories daily habit. I have a list of grandparents and great aunts on my iPad and each day I jot down...
Wendy Percival
Nov 29, 20192 min read
#FamilyHistory does transport
It was a transport theme on this week's #ancestryhour. Followers posted pictures of their ancestors beside an eclectic selection of...
Wendy Percival
Oct 25, 20193 min read
Sad deaths and a new life
In the process of finding out more about my great-aunt and great-uncles's brief stay in the workhouse in 1886 (see posts, A Brush With...
Wendy Percival
Sep 20, 20192 min read
My #familyhistory autumn pledge!
Last week my copy of the Family History Record Book devised by professional genealogist, Sheridan Parsons, arrived and I spent the...
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
Jul 12, 20191 min read
Old photo phrustration!
The family historian's greatest frustration - unnamed old family photographs! When we came across a fabulous Victorian photograph album...