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Wendy Percival
May 27, 20222 min read
A Crack in the Mystery Photo Door
You might remember reading on this blog about My Mystery Photo Pouch – a small brown leatherette wallet full of little photo snaps which...
Wendy Percival
Oct 15, 20211 min read
The Added Tragedy of 1918
While I'm busy writing the 5th Esme Quentin Mystery, and have less time for family history researching, it's the perfect opportunity to...
Wendy Percival
Jul 9, 20212 min read
One mystery solved... and tennis
I’ll get to tennis in a moment. First, an update and an exciting discovery… While digging around for information on my gran’s singing...
Wendy Percival
Oct 30, 20202 min read
The power of an image
I’m excited to be able to share with you a wonderful photograph of The Booth family – the family into which my gran’s cousin, “Nellie”...
Wendy Percival
Oct 9, 20202 min read
From one mystery to more
Sometimes in family history a simple trail can explode in all directions, creating a myriad of new lines of enquiry. Which is what...