GRIGSBY tour April 2024
April saw me hosting 12 American Grigsbys on a tour of their ancestral parishes. This is the 3rd time I have had the pleasure of the...
April saw me hosting 12 American Grigsbys on a tour of their ancestral parishes. This is the 3rd time I have had the pleasure of the...
Following on from Marcia Johnson’s whirlwind tour, Randy Gentz, another member of the Grigsby Family History Foundation which is based in...
Marcia and Roger at the Lychgate of Godmersham Church
Patricia in Sandwich, outside the cottage of Thomas Paine
What a fascinating few days I have just spent in the very enjoyable company of my clients Patricia and John Hahn from Michigan, as they...
I have been researching people’s family history for nigh on 20 years now and as well as it being a job I absolutely love, it has given me...
“Dear Sarah, I am enjoying catching up on your work in Kent, and thank you for including me! As you know, I visited Biddenden and...
HI Sarah.... Well, from what I've gathered, the Barhams that came when they did were very much Cavalier. I'll paint a bit of a...
Why were some small parishes in Kent such hotspots for early migration to the New World? From her posting below it is clear that Diane...
I'm really pleased That Diane Thomas and I have decided to share our expertise with each other. This will undoubtedly mean that we can...
I went to Canterbury Cathedral Archives today and actually got my work done. Yes it's had a coat of paint and hopefully the roof is more...
Genealogy in Kent has been suffering badly over the last year. The old and wonderful Centre for Kentish Studies in Maidstone has closed...
Alas, all my good intentions and new year’s resolutions to keep this log up to date have proved difficult to live up to, but in the same...