This talk explores the lives and times of our ancestors through the messages they wrote and the postcards they sent: mill workers in Yorkshire, families affected by the first national railway strike, visitors to London and the execution of murderers are just some of the stories included in this talk.
Our ancestors left a remarkable record of their lives; will you discover your own ancestors through postcards from the past?
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About the Speaker
Helen Baggott
Helen Baggott is a freelance editor, writer and speaker. For as long as she can remember, she has loved writing and the research that goes with it. As well as her own books, she writes for magazines and has contributed articles to many regional magazines. Other publications include Who Do You Think You Are? and This England. She speaks to groups around the UK and via Zoom to America, Canada and Australia. The third in her Posted in the Past series of books was published in September 2023 and With Love from Grace was published last October. In the years before the First World War, Grace travelled Europe with a wealthy Italian family. She visited the Count’s homes, stayed in some of the best hotels and regularly sent postcards to Douglas, the man she would eventually marry. All royalties from that book are being donated to Parkinson’s UK.
