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Unravelling the WW2 mystery
The family story goes, that during WW2, Winston Churchill attended a secret meeting at The Foxhills, (left) the house where my...

Wendy Percival
Apr 24, 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


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


Fishing anyone?
While following clues from my great uncle Tom's postcard (see Secrets on a postcard) , I was keen to find out why he may have been in...

Wendy Percival
Apr 9, 20181 min read


Fishing anyone?
While following clues from my great uncle Tom's postcard (see Message on a postcard) , I was keen to find out why he may have been in...

Wendy Percival
Apr 9, 20181 min read


Clue in the postage stamp?
While the year may have been missed off Tom Diggory's postcard during the franking process, I wondered if I could glean anything useful...

Wendy Percival
Apr 6, 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


Following the clues
It's clear from studying the postcard written to my great-uncle, Tom Diggory (see Message on a Postcard and Message on a Postcard 2) that...

Wendy Percival
Apr 3, 20181 min read


Message on a postcard 2
As I mentioned in my previous post about the postcard I found (see Message on a postcard), on the reverse of the photograph, there was a...

Wendy Percival
Mar 29, 20181 min read