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  • janetfew
  • 6 days ago
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This month, with the anniversary of VE-day approaching, I have uploaded a podcast 'Ivy's War', which tells the story of my grandmother Ivy Smith née Woolgar's World War 2 experiences, living in a south London suburb. You can listen here. In addition, there are memories of my time at senior school, which can be found here.



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  • janetfew
  • Mar 4
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I have recently started running a 'Biography Club' for members of the Society of Genealogists, helping other people to write their life stories. As always when I run classes like this, I have intentions of keeping up with the class to finish my own life story but I never quite manage it. Two sessions in and I am doing quite well, so perhaps the Memories section of Granny's Tales will get completed; although of course there are always new memories to create.


Today then, I have added two lots of memories associated with my previous homes. One is about the year I spent living in rented accommodation in Bembridge, Isle of Wight. The second is my memories of my long-term 'forever home', also on the Isle of Wight.


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  • janetfew
  • Feb 21
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This month I have added the story of my search for the parents of my great great grandmother, Mary Cardell. This fruitless search has taken me nearly fifty years and although I am fairly certain who Mary's parents were, I am looking for additional evidence before I 'ink them in'. You can read my account here. Do get in touch if you can help; it is quite a challenge!


I am also working with a new group to help members write their own biographies. This is giving me the motivation to complete the parts of my own biography that haven't yet been completed. This month, I have added my memories of 2020, the year we locked down; you can read this here.




 
 
 
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