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Wendy Percival
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
The joy of a letter
Who doesn’t love to receive a personal letter? But these days, we’re more likely to communicate by email, text or message. Helen Baggott,...
Wendy Percival
- May 2, 2020
- 3 min
Truth, fiction and an unbelievable coincidence
Imagine you’ve settled down to read a novel when you suddenly spot the name of one of your ancestors in the text. And not just any...
Wendy Percival
- Apr 10, 2020
- 2 min
The sanctuary of gardens
During this lock-down period, those of us lucky enough to have a garden are extremely fortunate. Perhaps some have realised the value of...
Wendy Percival
- Mar 27, 2020
- 2 min
Friends like Family
...set me thinking about the friends in our ancestors' lives of whom we may largely unaware...
Wendy Percival
- Mar 20, 2020
- 2 min
Loss of a loving father
The Prime Minister spoke this week about the current Coronavirus situation being the biggest crisis in a generation which made me think...