January 25, 2025 Unearthing Hidden Histories (an article written for local publication The Looker) Eight years ago, I attended a Remembrance Day service at the old Folkestone cemetery. It’s the kind of place you might walk past without…
December 10, 2023 BBC: Hundreds of graves found unsafe and risk to public Hundreds of gravestones in north Wales have been deemed unsafe and an injury risk to visitors. About 700 memorials in Flintshire’s cemeteries are in…
May 31, 2023 31st May 1875 – Anniversary of the sinking of the Grosser Kurfurst On 31st May 1875 – the German ship SMS Grosser Kurfurst sank on her maiden voyage off the coast of Folkestone – and of…
May 15, 2023 How Best To Honour A Family Member How Best to Honor a Family Member on Social Media Losing a family member is a difficult experience, and it can be hard to…
March 9, 2023 The Future of Folkestone Library Folkestone Library on Grace Hill was suddenly closed in December 2022 due to flooding after heavy rain which caused damage inside the building, and…
March 5, 2023 Insanity and Mystery – Zoom Talk We were recently asked to do a Zoom talk to the Folkestone Family History group – and were very pleased to accept. Jan took…
February 19, 2023 Post Box To Heaven At certain times of year, when most families are celebrating Christmas, New Year or perhaps other non special day events – some people find…
February 4, 2023 A Slow Start And here we are in 2023, well technically by the time I got around to writing this it is February 2023! The weather has…
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…
