To me, the really amazing thing about this week’s photo is that I was nursed on many occasions by the subject; someone who had been described in the Northern Star as an “early pioneer’ of the far north coast region … Continue Reading Family photo Friday
Week 8 OF 52 ANCESTORS CHALLENGE PROMPT: FAMILY PHOTO . Today’s photo is a 1920s studio portrait of my grandfather … Continue Reading Family photo Friday – A study in sepia
Week 37 OF 52 ANCESTORS CHALLENGE PROMPT: MISTAKE In 1919 my paternal great grandfather Herbert John Harris made what he … Continue Reading “I foolishly gave it all away…
History is a novel for which the people is the author — Alfred de Vigny. I am finally starting the … Continue Reading 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
From Prisons and Poorhouses 