Ruth A. Symes and Peter Fjagesund, The Northern Utopia: British Perceptions of Norway in the Nineteenth Century, Rodopi, 2003. Link to buy my books Amazon.co.uk: Ruth A Symes: books, biography, latest update
Stodgy or Fruity? : The Stirring Tale of the Christmas Pud
by Ruth A Symes Link to buy my books Amazon.co.uk: Ruth A Symes: books, biography, latest update Via Wikimedia Commons [This article first appeared in Family Tree Magazine UK 2015] Plum pudding was very likely to be found on the Christmas table of most of our families throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. With its stodge and... Continue Reading →
What Your Ancestors’ Neighbours Can Tell You About Them
By Ruth A Symes [This article was first published in Family Tree Magazine UK, 2010] Link to buy my books Amazon.co.uk: Ruth A Symes: books, biography, latest update Author's own collection Neighbours were not a mere backdrop to your ancestors’ lives. They were the people who contributed to its overall flavour and occasionally, they may even... Continue Reading →