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Professional Scottish genealogist - this blog is for my own family history and photos

Sepia Saturday – 1955 road trip from Scotland to Europe and back

Posted on 25/02/2012

This week’s Sepia Saturday theme is on the subject of shoes, however all my family photos seem to show folks in Utilitarian Footwear (not very attractive or interesting) so I’m not sticking with the theme this week (although I would … Continue reading →

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#Sepia Saturday 112 : Saturday 11 February 2012

Posted on 11/02/2012

This week’s idea for Sepia Saturday, inspired by Linda, the Paper Collector, is a photo of a  man with an impressive ‘tache reading a book – in fact, he looks like he’s been interrupted and is possibly slightly grumpy. The only … Continue reading →

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Sepia Saturday – Granny and a dog, again, again, again

Posted on 04/02/2012

This week’s Sepia Saturday theme is on the subject of dogs.  Us Brits are notoriously sentimental about our pets, and I remember my Grandad having a Border Terrier (called Doug) who hated children, because he wasn’t used to having them … Continue reading →

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Fun with search terms

Posted on 29/01/2012

Inspired by Amy Coffin at We Tree I had a look at the search terms people have used to reach my blog.  I feel some of them may have been sadly disappointed.  I hope you are not so disappointed. sewing … Continue reading →

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Sepia Saturday – more from Great Granny’s album

Posted on 21/01/2012

For Sepia Saturday this week, I scanned another photo from Great Granny’s album.  At first glance, compared to the other images of silly antics and general high jinks, this photo didn’t seem to have much going for it, however on … Continue reading →

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A skeleton and knee-grappling (again) – Sepia Saturday 108

Posted on 14/01/2012

Alan found an interesting photo of a levitating hat for this week’s Sepia Saturday and, as Granny always seemed to be wearing a hat in the 1920′s, I had a look in Great Granny’s album to see if I could … Continue reading →

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Sepia Saturday 107 – a kleptomanic pet

Posted on 07/01/2012

My tree-climbing Granny is holding her Border Terrier and I’m sure he didn’t steal much – hopefully not, as I once had the misfortune to share a holiday cottage in North Yorkshire with a collie who had stolen and scoffed … Continue reading →

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Pipers and the Internet

Posted on 01/01/2012

This time last year, when Images Past was in it’s infancy and I was still fiddling about wondering how to shape the blog, I posted this photo of a mystery piper and appealed for help in identifying him (or not!) as … Continue reading →

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Happy Hogmanay! #Sepia Saturday

Posted on 31/12/2011

Photograph courtesy of Robert Todd Having had a quiet Christmas, we’re now into Hogmanay.  Celebrating on Auld Year’s Night is traditionally a bigger event in Scotland than Christmas, as celebrating Christmas was banned in the 16th century after the Reformation … Continue reading →

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Born on Christmas Day – #Sentimental Sunday

Posted on 25/12/2011

Merry Christmas Everyone! I thought I ‘d have a quick look in my family history files and see who was born on Christmas Day and I found (all in Scotland): Margaret Matilda Graham born 25 Dec 1853 in Coupar Angus, … Continue reading →

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