Dear Paul
During the unprecedented times that we have all been living through, I have tried to make the best of things whilst at home and have been sorting through my family history photo collection.
It was whilst I was sorting through my old photographs that I came across one of my 2x great-uncle, Henry William Goode, pictured at the age of 102. I also stumbled across a picture of Henry’s daughter-in-law, Winifred Hetty Goode (née Ginger) on her 100th birthday, which set me thinking. Have any of our readers got a picture of one of their ancestors pictured at an older age than 102? If so, I would love to hear from you.
Marcello the Manx Walking King
Reader Sarah Spink has sent me a really extraordinary tale that she stumbled across whilst researching on the British Newspaper Archives website. This is a tale about one man, Marcello the Manx Walking King, his dog, a wager, an incredible walking journey and ultimately a spell in prison, all in the name of
