Charnwood Genealogy

16/05/2026

A great morning at Leigh Cemetery today talking about the WW1 and WW2 names buried or remembered there as part of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission War Graves week - lots of interesting questions and many thanks to all those who came along as very much appreciated. I will be repeating this Leigh talk again in August and will update with the actual date in due course.

10/05/2026

Spent some time in the sunshine yesterday making final research checks ready for my FREE talk and tour for Commonwealth War Graves Commission War Graves week at Leigh on Sea Cemetery in Essex next Saturday 16th May 2026 at 11am - a few places left please check this link to make a booking https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cwgc-war-graves-week-tours-2026-leigh-on-sea-cemetery-tickets-1983531694694?aff=oddtdtcreator

03/05/2026

I had a great day yesterday at the Framlingham local history fair with lots of visitors throughout the day - fantastic to share my old Framlingham and Parham postcard collections with others and to see their delight when they found their own properties or businesses in the old images 👍

01/05/2026

Really looking forward to being involved with the History Fair in Framlingham tomorrow 👍

28/04/2026

My latest Charnwood Genealogy blog post linked to an old photograph find at the recent Postcard Traders Association Festival of Cards linked to the IVES family from Buckinghamshire - are you connected?

Another good find at the Postcard Trader Association Festival of Cards last month was this lovely old photograph postcard, as below, of a mother and two children which had written on the reverse & #…

24/04/2026

Just a reminder for anyone interested in attending my FREE Commonwealth War Graves Commission tour and talk at Leigh on Sea Cemetery in London Road Leigh on Sea on Saturday 16th May 2026 at 11am as part of War Graves Week the booking page is live at this link - many thanks for your support as always

Join us for a free tour of Leigh-on-Sea Cemetery

07/04/2026

A fascinating old postcard sent to Madame Ray at the Drapers in the Broadway in Thorpe Bay in October 1929 from H Rossiter at 315 South Avenue in Southend on Sea in Essex following her daughters interview - a great message especially the line about two cups of tea a day and I wonder what the reply was?

07/04/2026

My latest Charnwood Genealogy blog post on an old photograph found at the Postcard Traders Association Festival of Cards linked to the STEDMAN family from Exminster in Devon

Another great find at the recent Postcard Traders Association Festival of Cards was this lovely old photograph of a young girl, as below, which had written on the reverse ‘ L I STEDMAN Octobe…

31/03/2026

My next Charnwood Genealogy blog post on a lovely old postcard photograph found at the Postcard Traders Association Festival of Cards last week linked to the POWLESLAND family from Devon - any connections?

Another lovely old postcard photograph find at the Postcard Traders Association Festival of Cards last week was this one, as below, of two children sitting on a bench, which has written on the reve…

30/03/2026

My latest Charnwood Genealogy blog post on a lovely old family postcard photograph found at the 'Postcard Traders Association Festival of Cards last week, linked to the GIBBS family from Lewisham in London

Another great find at the Postcard Traders Association Festival of Cards in North Petherton last week was this lovely old postcard photograph, as below, of a mother and her two sons – on the …