by John Wordsworth | Jul 14, 2020 | Family History
As I’ve filtered through the family photo albums, I came across some great photos of my mom, Joyce Florence Wordsworth (nee Healey). I mention her maiden name to help other family members who may be using this site to get some family history, and because when the...
by John Wordsworth | May 9, 2020 | Family History
There are sections of my past when there is a real lack of photos of me. I think this mostly started in my mid-twenties when I started my own businesses, and basically worked non-stop. This was also the time before smart phones and people taking endless photos of...
by John Wordsworth | Apr 16, 2020 | Family History, Travel
Wow! How a few weeks can change the world so quickly! I am amazed at the pace of what’s been happening with the COVID19 pandemic and the world’s response to it. We’re learning so many new terms, like ‘flattening the curve’ (the infection curve) and ‘self-isolating.’...
by John Wordsworth | Apr 6, 2020 | Family History, Travel
Photo albums allow you to get a pretty good idea of the time they were taken, even if someone wasn’t labeling the photos with dates. You can tell the 1900 – 1950s photos since they’re black and white. The 1960s show the rough beginnings of colour film. The quality of...
by John Wordsworth | Mar 19, 2020 | Family History
Sometimes exploring old family photo albums has unintended consequences. Some of us get inspired to work our way up the family tree, even going as far as taking DNA tests to see what mysteries lie in our ancestors’ past. My time in the family albums has certainly...
by John Wordsworth | Feb 3, 2020 | Family History
I thought I’d better give my grandfather on the Wordsworth side, Sydney Leonard, equal billing to my Gramma, whom I recently profiled. I feel fortunate to have such great memories of both of my grandparents. Gramps and Gramma were married for 70 years, which is pretty...
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