Thoughts of my father on Father’s day – animals and routine
On this Father’s Day it would be strange if I didn’t think of my father and share some memories of him. My father was an
Writing about my family, history and moments in time.
Did my grandfather write a memoir which includes meeting the Russian Imperial Family?
I admit, I never thought I would find anything written by my grandfather which included the Russian Imperial Family. After all, it was my grandmother,
Family history and personal letters – the sweetness of forgotten things
L.M. Montgomery wrote a passage in Anne of the Island (1915) describing letters from years past, which were written by her parents and which Anne
Research; how I found details of my family history, genealogy and Russian history for the 2nd edition of Upheaval
Have you tried to research your family history, only to find dead ends? Have you tried to build your family tree but only managed to
What it means to have a connection with a certain area, a piece of land, a place with meaning for your family, for me that’s Nurmhusen
Having moved more times in my life than I can remember, I never thought I would feel a connection to any one place. I was
Her Last Easter in Russia Before They Escaped
Revisiting a post from 2020: My grandmother did not spend her last Easter in Russia at the beautiful Assumption Cathedral in Novorossiysk (pic above) but
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