Simon Last

Are you connected to the #WORTON or #GREEN families from Kings Norton in #Birmingham? charnwoodgenealogy.wordpress.com/2023/05/23/are… via @simonivanlast #genealogy

Coming very soon. We commemorate the 109th anniversary of the Canadian victory at Vimy Ridge. We talk to a Canadian historian and discover their story through the eyes of the soldiers who were there. Subscribe for free here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tal… @vimyfoundation #ww1

Concerns that Bristol Postcard Fair’s proximity (date & location) to FOC26 would harm it were overdone. A little quieter, but the “regulars”, a sprinkling of “new faces”, and dealers with new stock made for a good day; the 😋refreshments sold-out! Next fair there is 4th July

📕Good Antique Fair at the Royal Cornwall Showground yesterday. I bought Victorian Album w CDVs/Cabinet Cards, same family but unknown, trusted dealer. Only 2 of 63 written on. Not brilliant😄different surnames/areas🧐but the album & pics are lovely #OldPhotos #FamilyHistory 📕

A beautiful hat👒 for Easter 👒🌸 Another find from #FestivalOfCards @PTApostcards 👒🌸 Couldn’t resist this cut down cabinet card even though we don’t know who she is🤔👒🌸 #Pwllheli #Wales #OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #EasterBonnet 👒🌸

UPDATE on the Reading Family. More family info about the Reading #FamilyHistory, huge thanks to Susan and David for sharing this all with me! #OldPhotos #Genealogy lynnswaffles.com/2023/01/22/the…

Another great old postcard photo find at the @PTApostcards Festival of Cards last week linked to Devon - do you gave a connection? charnwoodgenealogy.wordpress.com/2026/03/31/are…

🌸New Blog🌸A Gardener & a Servant's family. Two more of my finds from #FestivalOfCards Junction 24, North Petherton, last week @PTApostcards #OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #Whitford #Wales #Genealogy lynnswaffles.com/2026/04/01/%f0…

🍞A New Discovery! A wonderful #OldPostcards found by @CharnwoodGenie at #FestivalOfCards @PTApostcards to add to my collection for my #OnePlaceStudy #Billinghay #Lincolnshire familyhistorystories.blog/2026/04/01/new…

Two more good finds from the #FestivalOfCards @PTApostcards Both CDVs from #Reading #Berkshire my hometown😊 Shame no writing🤔 PH: Sydney Victor White & Ernest E. White, Talbot Lodge, Castle Street, Reading & Falcon House, Basingstoke (Wed & Sat 10–4) #OldPhotos #FamilyHistory

My latest Charnwood Genealogy blog post linked to a lovely old family postcard photo find at the @PTApostcards Festival of Cards last week linked to the GIBBS family from Lewisham in London charnwoodgenealogy.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/are…

🎀New Blog🎀 Who was the Mayoress of #Darlington ? First of my research stories from my new batch of #OldPhotos #FamilyHistory A super cabinet card from #FestivalOfCards @PTApostcards a gift from @CharnwoodGenie lynnswaffles.com/2026/03/30/%f0…

An amazing find at the @PTApostcards Festival of Cards in Somerset last week - a wedding cake postcard photograph linked to two old wedding photographs I had found & written about in 2019 & 2022 - check out my Charnwood Genealogy blog for a further update charnwoodgenealogy.wordpress.com/2019/03/06/wed…

Brilliant to be able to visit the #FestivalOfCards yesterday, seeing familiar faces @PTApostcards & a catch up & cuppa with my good friend Simon @CharnwoodGenie Now to scan all my finds! Will share over the next few months with more blogs hopefully! #OldPhotos #FamilyHistory

‘Dear Paul’ – Where the Genealogy Magic Happens….. A behind-the-scenes look at my column in Family Tree Magazine and an open invitation for YOUR family history stories. Scandals, surprises, I’d love to hear them. #genealogy #familyhistory chiddicksfamilytree.com/2026/03/27/dea…

HOW to give a flavour of Day 1 of #FestivalOfCards26 in four pictures 🤔. Here goes … (we’ve posted about 60 in another place). Anyway, it was SO busy .. and we do the whole thing again tomorrow (Friday) …

‘Dear Paul’ – Where the Genealogy Magic Happens…… A little behind-the-scenes look at my column in Family Tree Magazine — new #blog out this Friday Scandals, surprises, census quirks… #genealogy #familyhistory

At #FestivalOdCards it’s been SO busy, we’re only just getting time to put up the vid’ taken just before the doors opened at 10:00 …

THE DEALERS are in at #FestivalOfCards26 and we have half of an amazing postcard show! When the doors open tomorrow (Thursday) at 10:00 and an eager crowd of collectors come in, we’ll have the start of two days of pure postcard pleasure ..

🍁New Blog🍁Sharing another branch of the Grubbe family #Canada #GrubbeFamily #OldPhotos #FamilyHistory #Genealogy lynnswaffles.com/2026/03/19/%f0…

New Blog💙The Duff Family #OldPhotos Not a grand clan in power, but something perhaps more formidable: A family that refused to disappear! #Scotland #Perthshire #FamilyHistory #Military #India #Canada lynnswaffles.com/2026/03/14/%f0…