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Poor old George
I'd always known the story of my great uncle Tom, (Thomas Diggory) and the disabling leg wound he'd received during WW1, in March 1917....
Wendy Percival
May 25, 20181 min read
Clue in the postage stamp?
While the year may have been missed off Tom Diggory's postcard (see Secrets on a Postcard) during the franking process, I wondered if I...
Wendy Percival
Apr 16, 20181 min read
Trails lead to secrets!
One of the things I love about family history is where a trail can lead. Another is discovering how things join up and make sense of what...
Wendy Percival
Apr 16, 20181 min read
Following the clues
It's clear from studying the postcard written to my great-uncle, Tom Diggory (see Secrets on a Postcard and Message on a Postcard ) that...
Wendy Percival
Apr 3, 20181 min read
Message on a postcard
As I mentioned in my previous post about the postcard I found (see Secrets on a postcard), on the reverse of the photograph, there was a...
Wendy Percival
Mar 29, 20181 min read
Secrets on a postcard
While sorting through some old postcards the other day I came across this photograph (undated) of the forge in The Wergs, near...
Wendy Percival
Mar 19, 20181 min read