The History Interpreter – Janet Few

This post is a few weeks overdue as life has been even more hectic than usual but a recent ‘big’ birthday was time for reflection. Having very nearly completed my memories of my life up until now, there has been a great deal of looking back. I’ve been working on this for twelve years, since I attempted to keep up alongside the lovely group of ladies who helped me to produce <...

Each year since the 1980s, the first May Bank Holiday weekend has been the time for members of the extended Braund family to reunite in North Devon. This year we had visitors from Australian and New Zealand, as well as those joining in from the USA on zoom. This occasions are always an opportunity for eating far too much but we also try to see some of Devon’s historic sites. ...

A distinct downside of the Rookesbury Park caravan site is the one bar of wifi and zero phone signal. This meant that, on arrival at the Marriott Hotel, venue for the 47th Guild of One-Name Studies conference, I needed to upload two photobooks for printing before my pre-paid vouchers ran out. This had to be carefully timed so the resulting books didn’t arrive while I wasn’t a...

You must be wondering of I have a home to go to because, although I am safely home now, I’ve been away again, this time with a family history slant.

We set off through slowish traffic to take the caravan to Ferry Meadows site on the edge of Nene Valley Country Park, somewhere we’ve been several times before. Fortuitously, this was the day the fish and chip van visit...