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Happy Anniversary!

Posted on October 16, 2024 by rhbblog

On Monday 16th October 1893, Frank Marsden, 22, married Sarah Helliwell, also aged 22, in Halifax Parish Church (St John the Baptist), now known as Halifax Minster. (The interior had been restored only a few years previously by George Gilbert … Continue reading →

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140!

Posted on September 3, 2024 by rhbblog

I was reminded when logging on to do some transcription work for a family history society that it’s 140 years ago today since my paternal grandfather Frank Milton Dobson was born. As I really need to crack on and finish … Continue reading →

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Serendipity

Posted on July 14, 2024 by rhbblog

Trying to plan an itinerary for a Saturday outing in the Gaillac area, I came across the Château-Musée du Cayla. I’d spotted signs in passing on holidays in past years but never taken the plunge to visit. On looking it … Continue reading →

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Changes

Posted on July 13, 2024 by rhbblog

We meandered towards Gaillac this morning and visited the Château de Mayragues for a brief wine tasting and a few bottles to take home. The 12th-century château-fort has been restored from a ruin: the owners bought the vineyard and its … Continue reading →

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Blooming

Posted on July 12, 2024 by rhbblog

Our friend Colin’s garden in Saint-Grat is blooming and colourful. The weather cooperates with timely if not entirely welcome rain. Shirley’s lilies are on their way to their full glories….

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Aquilegia

Posted on May 3, 2024 by rhbblog

In our very wet garden today.

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Spring

Posted on May 1, 2024 by rhbblog
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Snapshot memories

Posted on April 3, 2024 by rhbblog

My much-loved late uncle, Nigel, had this treasured but rather battered photograph that he was rightly proud of and which we were pleased to be able to digitally restore for him some years ago. It shows him at RAF Digby, … Continue reading →

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‘Doing their bit’

Posted on March 12, 2024 by rhbblog

I found this little cutting stashed away in some files I was sorting: I must have seen and labelled it after mum died. It’s probably from the Bradford Telegraph and Argus. A quick search showed that Cllr. Coughlin served in … Continue reading →

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Great-aunt Lillian

Posted on December 1, 2023 by rhbblog

I knew little about my great-aunt Lillian, born 140 years ago today, and to be honest, still don’t really know anything beyond the bare research, which underlines the need to talk to family about family, and more importantly, to listen … Continue reading →

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