Wirreandah Wandering

Snippets, snaps and family stories from the past

Sunday, 18 August 2013

Strangely Coincidental Discoveries

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When visiting Weardale in County Durham a few years ago I came across a little book entitled "Weardale in Old Photographs...
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Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Sepia Saturday 190

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 Picnics in the Park A lovely topic for musing on, particularly if you have photographs of people you don't know a lot about. this is...
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Saturday, 10 August 2013

What's in a name?

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What's in a  Name? My 2x great uncle John Middleton Forbes was also known as  Jack, which seems to have been a common nickname for ...
Friday, 9 August 2013

Sepia Saturday 189: Strange contraptions on the factory floor

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Sepia Saturday 189: strange contraptions A lot of machines used in previous centuries would be seen as contraptions these days, and th...
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Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Charles Seddon Forbes, namesake of Richard Seddon

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The middle name of the somewhat disgruntled young Charles Forbes in the previous photo post was Seddon, which seems very likely to have been...
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Boating on the Avon, circa 1912

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While looking through my mother's old family albums recently, I came across this serene photo of my grandmother Mona Forbes, 2nd fr...
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