Polish Ancestral Tourism – Wolf Hunting in Womja (Lomza) - Part 1. Leigh Dworkin takes us on a trip in search of his ancestors

Barry Hamblin tells us of a serendipitous event

Eric Saxton tells the story of a Soldier, Pioneer, and Arctic Explorer from East Ilsley

Penny Stokes recounts the story of John Septimus Roe (1797 - 1878)

Fred Waite continues the story of a much-travelled ancestor - William Watkins Waite and his travelling family

Fred Waite continues the story of a much-travelled ancestor - William Watkins Waite and his travelling family

Fred Waite continues the story of a much-travelled ancestor - William Watkins Waite and his travelling family

Elizabeth Lloyd delves into her heritage, "sparked by the stories my Grandma told me of the forest of masts she could see over the roofs when she grew up in Rotherhithe in the 1890s."

Tim Powys-Lybbe asks can I verify some of the ancestry of Annie Powys, my great-great grandmother?

Catherine Sampson takes a look at some local men’s experiences in the Far East. VJ Day has always been something of a poor relation to VE Day, yet many Berkshire villages had men who were in the Far East, Purley included. Several villagers, including subsequent incomers, would laterbriefly recall their ordeal in the camps, including one of Purley’s rectors.

Barry Jerome shows us that the current pandemic is nothing new