Many of us love to dig around in the past, you do not have to go back many years before the differences become apparent. Look back forty years and family photos provide amusing outfits, fabulous shoes, awesome hair and a reminder of the days when life seemed simpler, or is that just nostalgia? Naturally I cannot remember much beyond that, but each generation feels the next has an easier life and judging by the stories of parents and grandparents they do seem to have a point.
I believe the most fundamental changes are to be found in the fabric of our daily lives, and it is the daily lives of local working people that interests me the most. What did they experience when they walked through the town over one hundred years ago, what was the hot gossip of the day, and where did they go to have fun ? I aim to find out and I promise to share …
Tales from the Past links to an eclectic mix of local stories, including Dorothy’s Letters, in the form of blog posts.
If you have time take a look through the other pages, there are some interesting stories there. They are far from a quick read but the headings will enable you to dip in and out at your leisure.
I have a few larger projects bubbling away- when there is time to pursue them- as I complete them I will add new pages.
Enjoy
Website Updates
Some items have been moved around a little. The old Museum of Rural Life blog posts can be quickly accessed via the Museum of Rural Life page, under the Manor House menu. They remain in the full thread of blog posts under Tales from the Past .
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