searchmyancestry – Ruth A. Symes
Innovative approaches to understanding more about your family history
Hello everybody, Did your family in the past have a favourite pet ? Do you have a painting or photograph of your ancestors with their dog, cat or other animal? Pets can play a significant part in our family memories and histories and they can turn up in surprising places in the records. What can... Continue Reading →
Ruth A. Symes [A version of this article was first published in Who Do You Think You Are Magazine in 2015] A Victorian footed compote dish with raspberries, a dish of ice cream, and a piece of pound cake placed on a table. Reproduction of a painting by the artist Cadurcis Plantagenet Ream. Via Wikimedia Commons.... Continue Reading →
By Ruth A Symes Link to buy my books Amazon.co.uk: Ruth A Symes: books, biography, latest update Publishing this today in honour of the 250th anniversary of American Independence! [This article was originally published in Discover Your Ancestors in January 2019] The Dollar Princess: Miss Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973) as Daisy in the Edwardian musical comedy ‘The Dollar... Continue Reading →
