May 23, 2022 Book: Grave Stories of Murder, Mystery & Misfortune: Uncovering real stories from the Old Folkestone Cemetery I wrote this book some months ago – and then it sat there – until at last I decided to get it published and…
May 20, 2022 Cemetery Seekers For those of you who like to wander around a cemetery alone or with your youngsters – we have created several CemeterySeekers Search Quizes….
May 20, 2022 Themed Walk and Talks We are occasionally asked to do Walk and Talks for history groups or other similar groups – and we are always pleased to oblige…
March 30, 2022 CWG’s – And Then There Were 45! Up till earlier this year we were pretty sure we had 44 commonwealth war graves in the old cemetery. Some were the sturdy white…
March 10, 2022 ROBERT WILLIAM WEATHERHEAD ROBERT WILLIAM WEATHERHEAD Died 06th January 1898Buried 10th January 1898 Written by Sarah Goodsell Inscription reads In loving memory of Robert William the beloved…
March 5, 2022 Trafalgar to Folkestone. Gilbert and Mary Sophia Kennicott. A story from Folkestone Old Cemetery – written by Rob Moody The ‘Friends’ stumbled across a thin rib of stone deep in the grass,…
February 15, 2022 Waterloo: LTC Charles Edward West Charles Edward was born on 26 th January 1790 while his parents were living at 1, Sloane Square. London. In 1794 he attended Mrs…
December 14, 2021 LTC George Blicke Champion De Crespigny: The Mad Minute Researched and written by Karl Neve, lightly edited by Carole. Hythe School of Musketry was mentioned by Rob on a recent history ‘walk and…
