April 2018 - Cumbrian Characters

The American Invasion of Britain (and Dad’s Army!)

Posted on April 26, 2018January 22, 2021 by HarrietP

Invasion (or the threat of it) is no laughing matter at the time, but when the threat is long passed, it can have its humorous side. Generations of people in Britain have laughed out loud at the antic... Read More

Online family trees can be works of fiction

Posted on April 12, 2018January 22, 2021 by HarrietP

Online family trees can provide you instantly with information others may have taken years to research. They can also provide you with a load of rubbish! History at the click of a mouse These days, if... Read More

Gretna marriages – and a man with eight wives

Posted on April 4, 2018 by HarrietP

Love and marriage, love and marriage, go together like a horse and carriage. Only sometimes, there is more than one horse! Henry VIII is most famous for having six wives – but while adultery didn’... Read More

Cumbrian Characters

Family history is so much more than names and dates

Month: April 2018

The American Invasion of Britain (and Dad’s Army!)

Online family trees can be works of fiction