Stories from beyond the family trees
My brother and I enjoyed exploring arts and crafts during our childhood. We had easy access to pencils, crayons, and paint, which we eagerly used on rolls of unused ancient wallpaper which smelled slightly of damp and coal due to being stored in our cellar. The paints were little rectangular or round lozenges of dried … Continue reading Exploring creative expression
Growing up in a rather unorthodox and bohemian environment in the early 1960s, I don’t remember my brother or I having expensive and commercially produced ‘toys’, rather we were encouraged to play with the things around us and explore our world. Perhaps because our father was ‘in films’ we were especially encouraged to take part … Continue reading Make-believe play
Charles Reginald Collingwood (1855-1934): Thirty five years in service and links to a notorious Victorian gothic mystery
John Eric Bovill (1894-1916) another young life lost through war
Emma Levens (1873-1908) a story of love, marriage and motherhood in urban nineteenth century London
Edward Wackrill (1840-1878) a nineteenth century 'anti-vaxxer' who refused to be vaccinated against smallpox
Edward Henry 'Teddy' Bovill (1887-1916) just one of the many thousands of 'Missing of the Somme'
Margaret Todd (1736-1809) Overview with links to chapters on her story
Margaret Todd (1736-1809): 1736-1778, her early life and the first years of the Revolutionary War
Margaret Todd (1736-1809) 1778-1809, life in occupied New York
