Today is the anniversary of the death of my great great great grandfather Alfred Henry William Gallienne. This ancestor has … More
Author: Ramona
The Story Of Jersey
I came across this video today via Sara Palmer @9amgirl on Twitter – Sara is a presenter at Lunchtime on BBC … More
Do you know about TROVE?
Hello again everyone, It’s been a while since I have posted but I am glad to say that I am … More
Town Petition from Merchants
On the 29th March in 1871 a petition was rased in Jersey, Channel Islands. The crowd gathered in the streets … More
More mystery photos – set 2
A while ago a reader contacted me to say that he had purchased a photo album which contained photographs of … More
Were your Breton ancestors from Nobility?
I subscribe to a great blog called The French Genealogy Blog. Today their post is about The Beleaguered Nobility of Brittany. … More
Ann Marcellaine Mahaut – born 10 January 1854
Ann Marcellaine (Marcelin) Mahaut was my great great great grandmother. I am amazed and delighted that I have been able … More
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Thank you to all my readers … More
The Jersey 12 days Of Christmas
You may have heard of the old traditional rhyme ‘The 12 Days Of Christmas,” but have you heard of ‘The … More
Christmas Greetings
Above is a photo of a Christmas card given from Captain J.F. Le Huquet to my great grandfather George Perchard … More