I thought the practice of adding things to Lent is an interesting concept. I usually give up things - this year it is chocolate & it i...

  Our year is punctuated by dates in our calendars - today is Shrove Tuesday,  the start of LENT & the time leading up to Easter.  We ...

  The story of the last Highwayman to be hung at the place of his deed is common knowledge due to a tenuous ancestry connection & we wer...

 Edwardian & Victorian times were tough for women who were not educated, wealthy or from good families because they were very limited in...

  I am eternally curious & passionate about both history & family research.  The cousins invited us to join them on a trip to Highg...