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Books at Christmas
This week saw the 175th anniversary of the publication of Charles Dickens's classic seasonal story, A Christmas Carol. My copy of this...
Wendy Percival
Dec 21, 20182 min read
It's panto season!
I've been browsing the British Newspaper Archives this week for mentions of my thespian grandparents – Ken Barton and Winifred Griffiths....
Wendy Percival
Dec 15, 20181 min read
Mrs McDougall & the legacy of #WW1
I wrote recently about a WW1 legacy within my own family - the injuries my great uncle Tom sustained which dogged him for the rest of his...
Wendy Percival
Dec 6, 20182 min read
Treasures in the attic
I've been meaning to investigate a certain box in the attic for a while, now - it's the one in which I packed away my late dad's Scouting...
Wendy Percival
Nov 26, 20182 min read
D-I-Y whodunnit
While staying on the Isle of Wight last weekend, I came across this book on the second-hand bookshelves at Godshill church. It was...
Wendy Percival
Nov 15, 20181 min read
Remembering - two of my WW1 ancestors
Researching our WW1 ancestors can be fascinating and frustrating in equal measure, given so many military records were lost during WW2...
Wendy Percival
Nov 7, 20182 min read
A witchery post for Halloween
Last week I paid a visit to The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle (for writing research purposes - but more on that another...
Wendy Percival
Oct 31, 20183 min read
Meeting author Kate Ellis
Our local library was lucky enough recently to have a visit by crime fiction author, Kate Ellis. Her Wesley Peterson series is set in...
Wendy Percival
Oct 23, 20182 min read
An Indian Mystery
Amongst the family history goodies left behind by my husband's parents were two tiny envelopes made of thin paper, similar to airmail...
Wendy Percival
Oct 11, 20182 min read
#WW2 Secrets of the Scilly Isles
This blog has fallen silent recently as I've been away holidaying on Tresco, one of the islands of the beautiful Isles of Scilly. I...
Wendy Percival
Oct 6, 20182 min read