Leaves of History

01/01/2026

How many of you got ancestry DNA kit for Christmas?

Many people get them as cool present but never add a family tree to their results, adding a family tree to your DNA results greatly increase your chances of finding a DNA matches.

We can help with adding basic information to a family tree to start your journey into family history DNA.

29/12/2025

This is a short video of our new display books which are available as part of our research packages.

Contact us to find out more

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28/12/2025

Today, I launch my new website. Go check it out.

Discover your family's story.

20/12/2025

I delivered a great gift for Christmas. It been amazing researching the Wood family.

If you would like to know more about these books, they are researched and personal curated to highlight the history and fantastic stories from the past.

01/12/2025

Check out the East Midlands Chamber they have lots of free businesses support for Nottinghamshire.

26/11/2025

Looking to the new train

26/11/2025

As the days get darker and the weather gets colder I'm planning the tours for next year.

There will be several cemetery tours across Nottinghamshire, an English Civil War Tour of the castle area and a walk in partnership with Nottinghamshire Heritage Walks Facebook group.

Also check out the new website for Leaves of History.

https://leaves-of-history.sumupstore.com/

09/11/2025

To remember all those who served Hucknall and to celebrate Hucknall Libraries' new digital scanner, I'm going through the Dispatch Newspaper, looking at the old pictures.
Here are a few I have found from 1943-1944.

Each of these pictures comes with a news article, which I'll add in a different post. Over the next few months, I hope to uncover pictures to share.

05/11/2025

Has to be the place to do research on Gravestones in Nottingham. Where else but the Pit and pendulum.

03/11/2025

Continuing on last week post about Tours around Standard Hill, can you guess what the tours about?

03/11/2025

A great story by the BBC news on the River Leen.

The River Leen is so important to our history, it has seen so much of Nottingham's history and I feel it dose get overshadowed by the Trent.

What stories or memories of the River Leen do you have?

How a 'forgotten' river shaped Nottingham - BBC News

A new exhibition highlights how the 15-mile River Leen played a role in the development of the city.