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Wendy Percival
- Dec 21, 2018
- 2 min
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 15, 2018
- 1 min
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 6, 2018
- 2 min
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
- Nov 26, 2018
- 2 min
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 15, 2018
- 1 min
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 7, 2018
- 2 min
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
- Oct 31, 2018
- 3 min
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 23, 2018
- 2 min
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 11, 2018
- 2 min
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 6, 2018
- 2 min
#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...