Poor little Eva Rogers. Not only did she die at just 3 years of age, but she was buried under the wrong name! To be fair, this error is likely…
Wheeley Interesting Sequel
I previously wrote about the brief marriage between William Henry Marston and Blanche Emma Wheeley in the post, Wheeley Interesting. I have just discovered that five years after their unhappy…
A Queenly Godmother
There was a story told by my Belgian grandmother, that she was named after Queen Astrid, who was also her godmother due to a royal tradition. I remember her telling…
An Old Car Accident
My mother’s recollections of her grandfather, Eduard LEMMENS, included his involvement in a serious car accident. She believed it occurred in a chauffered car in Switzerland which led to maybe…
The Hannah Chronicles: Obscene Language
Newspapers are ‘da bomb‘ for finding out information about relatives but it’s important to widen searches for different spellings, variations and even other family members. This time, searching just the…