Every year in Jersey, Channel Islands on the 9th May, the locals celebrate the liberation of the island from five … More
Category: Channel Isles
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
Census Dates
One of the most useful sources of information when I am researching my Channel Island Ancestry is the population census … More
100 years Anniversary of the Titanic
Today is the hundred year anniversary of the tragic sinking of the passenger liner RMS Titanic. As usual, when I … More
Mary DeFrance
According to the research myself and my friend Kelly have been doing, our ancestor, my great, great, great, great grandmother, … More
British subjects are evacuated from Jersey to Germany
Sixty nine years ago today, on the 16th September 1942, many Jersey residents were evacuated and transferred to Germany. Last … More
W. Davey on the SS Stella
On this day, 30th March in 1899, the passenger ferry SS Stella sank within minutes of crashing into rocks on … More
Hunting for the Jersey Herdsman
In a previous post I wrote about Another Ancestor in Australia. I had come across in a record for the … More
La Faîs’sie d’Cidre
I have many fond memories of visiting (and cycling through the country lanes) to Hamptonne Farm and am glad to … More
St. Joseph’s Club Annual Dance 1939
The above photo was sent to me by an aunty. In it are my grandfather Rene Gosselin, aged about 24 … More
My Channel Island Ancestry 