Something jolly decent to read while you’re in lockdown!
Herbert Jollyman was a jolly decent chap who started in the Army as a Home Service man and ended in the Royal Air Force in France. The book is based on a fascinating...
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The Jollyman Letters: project progress January 2020
Can it be possible that I still haven’t finished even one of the Jollyman Letters books? Well, yes, unfortunately, it can. Oh, I haven’t given up...
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How to be a helpful ancestor
Having researched my family history for several years, I have a few handy hints I’d like to suggest for my ancestors: Be born in Victorian times. Yes, all of you....
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Message from an antique sampler: seize that golden moment!
Hanging on the wall of my cottage is an antique family sampler, made by Frances Denison in 1813. Frances was a relative (probably a niece) of my great great great great...
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The Jollyman Letters: project progress November 2018
It’s been a while, I have to admit. The Jollyman Letters has been gathering dust for about a year now – which is heartbreaking, because it’s nearly...
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The Jollyman Letters: project progress July 2017
Well, it’s ready. No, not the first Jollyman Letters book, I’m afraid, but the house. All the sorting and mending and cleaning and packing and painting is...
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A wonderful Christmas surprise – my WW1 ration parcel
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Loxford School, Ilford – photos for family history #1
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Victorian Girl Workers of London: 1. The Match-Box Makers
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Loxford School, Ilford – photos for family history #2
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Victorian photo #27: Pulpit Rock, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight (100 Gems of English Scenery)
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George Millman and the Isle of Wight doughnut mystery
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The Jollyman Letters: a 100-year-old story of love and war
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Victorian photo #15: The Arched Rock, Freshwater, Isle of Wight (100 Gems of English Scenery)
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A visit to Brading Church, Isle of Wight in 1892
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A patchwork of history
