Footsteps

We connect and reconnect families. We research your family tree and provide you with the opportunity to walk in your ancestors' footsteps.

09/07/2023

LAYING THE FLOORING

I went for a laminate wood effect for the flooring and with Trev's help we got this all done in a couple of hours.

02/10/2022

THE FRONT DOOR

It's exciting to now be able to enter the container through the front door as opposed to the large doors at the end. And you'll see in the last photo that my home now has a set of keys! 🔑

I really wanted a stable door so bought one on ebay and painted it racing green.

Then we cut a hole in the side of the container and put the door in. Visually it makes a big difference as it starts to look less like a container and more like a home. 🏡

27/09/2022

SHOWER ROOM

It's already starting to feel quite homely just for the fact there's a shower tray in it!

Our maybe I should say it's feeling less like a shipping container.

Either way, it's exciting to get to this stage so quickly.

25/09/2022

STARTING WORK

The first job with the container was to sort out the rusty steel joists. We ground them out and replaced them with wooden ones. Then it was ready to replace the rotten floor boards.

18/09/2022

What an experience yesterday was, I'm still buzzing! A range of emotions, the whole day was perfect from start to finish.

The jar of marmalade in the second photo really got me.

I also loved the reference to Diana in the third photo but I appreciate that won't be to everyone's taste!

16/09/2022

GETTING THE CONTAINER

I managed to source a second hand shipping container at a good price near Manchester and the first step was to get it down to my mate's house near Coventry so we could renovate it.

It was a rainy day in Rochdale when the HIAB turned up and because of a parked car, we almost had to abort the mission!

Fortunately the driver used his experience to work round the car and he eventually got it on to the back of the lorry.

14/09/2022

LIVES IN THE WILD

Having watched a lot of Lives in the Wild over the last couple of years, I've really developed a taste for off grid, natural living.

So I bought this hunk of scrap metal earlier in the year and with the help of my awesome mate I'm turning it into something special.

Stay tuned to see what we're doing with it...

13/09/2022

MONDAY PAY DAY

Every Monday is my first pay day of the week 💷💰

Yesterday I earned $362.38

My second weekly pay day is Thursday and I'm due over $2000 😳

I've got to make a lot of money in a short space of time so I'm very grateful I'm doing this. 🙏🏻😁

28/08/2022

Exciting times ahead...

I met this guy yesterday who is a co-founder of a fantastic business I've recently got involved with.

I need to make a lot of money in a short space of time and I really believe I'll achieve that with this platform.

This is me getting out of my comfort zone - even posting stuff like this! But I've really got to up my game now.

If you want something you've never had, you've got to do something you've never done.

23/05/2022

The Genealogy Show 2022

Don't miss my talk at this year's Genealogy Show at 3pm on Saturday 2nd July.

The whole event runs from 12:00 on Friday 1st to 12:00 on Sunday 3rd and the schedule is packed with great speakers talking all things family history.

Buy tickets now at www.thegenealogyshow.uk and use the early bird discount code EARLYSUMMER15 to get 25% off your ticket!

27/10/2021

Who will you look up first...?

04/06/2021

Looking forward to doing my talk The Devil's Daughter and Me based on my own family history for Southfield WI on Tuesday evening.

I'm getting used to doing these talks by zoom but can't wait to get back to doing them live again at some point.

@ Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

19/02/2021

This is my shiny new Mirthy rosette.
It's like a Michelin star for public speakers!
Mirthy are doing great things for the golden generation and I'm proud to be part of that.
Have a look at what they do: www.mirthy.co.uk

15/02/2021

I did one of my family history talks last week on Zoom for a brilliant WI group in Gloucestershire and they sent me a card to say thanks which I really appreciate. 🙏🏻
It's good to hear that my audience enjoyed my talk as much as I enjoyed presenting it to them! 😀

15/01/2021

This was the sunrise on my morning walk today which takes me through St Euny churchyard past the grave of my namesake.
Only this morning I discovered that I have two namesakes buried in this churchyard!
(Mining) Captain Benjamin Nicholls was the grandfather of the Benjamin Nicholls I've always known about. Neither are relatives as far as I know but maybe we have mutual ancestors way back.

Do you know anyone with the same name as you?

01/01/2021

HAPPY NEW YEAR
Welcome to 2021. New Year is a popular time to reflect on the past and consider the future. I'm grateful for my achievements and learnings from 2020 and I'm ready to make 2021 another great year.

#2021

17/12/2020

As a public speaker, most of my engagements have been postponed until next year. Thanks to Alex and his brilliant company Mirthy, I've still been able to entertain hundreds of people this year with videos of my talks on family history.

Mirthy audiences are older people who have spent most of 2020 in relative isolation so our online talks have been a real highlight for them as their feedback testifies. 😀

Alex deserves all the credit and public acclaim he is getting. 👏🏻

Mirthy online talks is a real success story for 2020. 🙌🏻

20/11/2020

QUOTES SERIES - Hands up if you've ever told a little white lie to impress someone. 🙋‍♂️ Yeah, me too! And our ancestors did the same. It's a cheeky little human trait. For example my grandad fibbed about his age on his marriage certificate when he married my gran. What porkies did your ancestors tell? Share in the comments below 👇🏻

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