Spot the Aussie

Yesterday we did the tourist trail in York. Lyn made use of the hop on and off tourist bus and I enjoyed walking around the narrow lanes especially the Shambles area. This is a photo of an exhibition inside the "Minster". Lyn and I spent hours inside but neither of us went up into the tour. The crypts under the church was enough excitement for me.

From 3 corners of the globe

On Sunday afternoon I was fortunate to be taken on a tour of ancestral homes, churchyards and villages by a distant relative who lives in the York area. It was great also to meet Doug from America who just happened to be in York at the same time. We had a lovely few days swapping stories and sorting out family trees.

Lunch in Hoxne

Suzie, Lyn and I having lunch at The Black Swan in Hoxne. We had worked up an appetite after spending the morning in the Suffolk Records Office and then walking around the Churchyard looking for Websdale burials.

Special treatment in Harwich

Lyn looking at rate books at the Guildhall in Harwich. The room was used as a holding cell before transportation of prisoners, several of them left graffiti on the wall depicting their fate.... either the hangman or a long voyage on a ship.

Our Maidstone Hosts

Sandy and Tony Farnham of Catnapcorner B&B were our hosts while we explored the Kent area. The accommodation was great and they made us feel very welcome. It was walking distance from the city. The staff at the library was especially helpful and went out of their way to help locate some rural properties.

Maidstone Family History Meeting

Lyn and I attended the Maidstone Family History meeting held on September 9th. Carol and Doreen made us feel very welcome. The guest speaker spoke on Army records and we had wished we had heard his talk before we had visited TNA.