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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 5, 20211 min read
A #WWI roll call
While I’m busy working on the next Esme Quentin mystery and have less time for my blog and the associated research, it’s an ideal time to...
Wendy Percival
Sep 10, 20211 min read
A House Through Time
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 I'd...
Wendy Percival
Jun 4, 20213 min read
A special centenary!
Today is the hundred-year anniversary of my grandparents' wedding! When they got married in 1921 they were living in the same road –...
Wendy Percival
May 7, 20213 min read
A memorial bear
My Dad’s old teddy inadvertently led me to a family history discovery this week. But, as is often the case in these situations, it raised...
Wendy Percival
Mar 12, 20213 min read
Mystery heirloom
I’m always fascinated by (and often a little envious of) the family heirlooms which are brought into The Repair Shop (BBC TV programme,...
Wendy Percival
Mar 5, 20212 min read
Long hair & lugs - memories of my gran
My paternal grandmother, Edith Alice Diggory, was born 123 years ago this week. Happy Birthday, Gran! Edith’s mother was a Roberts – the...