The Story Archive
Over the years I have discovered many a fascinating ancestor and solved quite a few family mysteries.
These are some of my stories.
A Picture Paints a Thousand Words
How did a beautiful young Lady of a British East India Company Officer come to be in London and have her portait painted by member of the Royal Academy?
My First Brick Wall
Brick walls are part and parcel of family history research, and I have had my fair share over the years. A great-great-grandmother with five possible maiden names was my first!
Will Power….or the Power of a Will
It was a little thing. A name in a census record. Which led to a Will. Which led to the breaking down of a Brick Wall that had stood for over 30 years.