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Wendy Percival
- Mar 19, 2021
- 3 min
Propaganda & Mystery
I found an odd – and slightly disturbing – postcard amongst my family history collection this week while searching for something else. I...
Wendy Percival
- Mar 12, 2021
- 3 min
Mystery heirloom
I’m always fascinated by (and often a little envious of) the family heirlooms which are brought into The Repair Shop (BBC TV programme,...
Wendy Percival
- Mar 5, 2021
- 2 min
Long hair & lugs - memories of my gran
My paternal grandmother, Edith Alice Diggory, was born 123 years ago this week. Happy Birthday, Gran! Edith’s mother was a Roberts – the...
Wendy Percival
- Feb 26, 2021
- 2 min
The Perils of Industry
Several of my ancestors have worked in industries with a dodgy reputation for safety. My 2x great-aunt, Henrietta Benbow, died of...
Wendy Percival
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
Flat on his back & plastered!
If you read this blog last week, posted on my late dad’s birthday and you clicked to read Preserving the Memories, you’ll know that my...