‘The Latest Phone’: What Our Ancestors Made Of The First Telephone Boxes

In the 1920s, hundreds of peculiar cream-coloured cubicles with eye-catching red doors first appeared on British pavements. My article 'Verminous Receptacles' on the practical, humorous and criminal ways in which the public reacted to so-called 'telephone cabinets' is out today in Discover Your Ancestors periodical online! http://www.discoveryourancestors.co.uk (Read by subscription only)    Family History Research... Continue Reading →

The Problem with Perambulators

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 →

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