searchmyancestry – Ruth A. Symes
Innovative approaches to understanding more about your family history
In fond remembrance of David Hockney who kindly gave permission for Dr Peter Fjagesund and myself to use one of his fabulous paintings, 'The Valley, Stalheim' (2002) as the front cover of our book, The Northern Utopia: British Perceptions of Norway in the Nineteenth Century, Rodopi, 2003 The Northern Utopia: British Perceptions of Norway in... Continue Reading →
By Ruth A Symes This article was first published in Discover Your Ancestors online periodical in 2024 A Silver Cross coach-built pram with nanny. 1950s. Period pram advertisement from the British Pram Manufacturer Silver Cross. Via Wikimedia Commons A smartly-dressed Mary Poppins pushing her shiny-wheeled pram is what most of us envisage when thinking about... Continue Reading →
Michael William Sharp, Man Eating; Norfolk Museums Service; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/man-eating-1160.1913. Via Wikimedia Commons In a series of visits to Britain between 1862 and 1870, outspoken Frenchman Hippolyte Taine wrote lengthily about his impressions, and his comments-at-a-distance give us a clear and fascinating view of our ancestors in a way that no other source quite achieves. Like... Continue Reading →
