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A Tangled Legacy: The Will Of Emma Dando
In 1869, a legal dispute unfolded over the will of Emma Dando, who had died the previous year on 14th June 1868. The case, heard in the probate court, revolved around multiple wills and competing family interests. Emma was the … Continue reading
The Shell House In Polperro, Cornwall – Old Photo
Probably dating from the 1950’s or 1960’s, this old photograph/slide shows my Granny (Ivy Alice Hibbitt, née Dando) on the steps of the Shell House in Polperro in Cornwall. The Shell House is one of the most photographed and famous … Continue reading
Transcribing Audio Files With NotebookLM
I recently posted about the Audio Overview feature in NotebookLM by Google. This time, I wanted to try something else. I created a new Notebook and imported an old digital audio recording (an mp3 file which I’d converted from an … Continue reading
Which Dando Fathered Sydney Herbert Hall?
Don’t want to read? Click PLAY to hear an AI-generated audio discussion on this blog post’s key topics. (The audio was produced by NotebookLM Deep Dive Conversation.) For a while now, my dad has had a DNA match to another … Continue reading
Blown Away By Artificial Intelligence – Reviewing NotebookLM
I’ve recently been following a few Facebook Groups related to genealogy and AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools. I’m a complete AI novice but someone in the group mentioned NotebookLM so I thought I’d take a look. NotebookLM is an AI-powered research … Continue reading
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Dad and I Visit Old Haunts In The South Hams
My Grandpa Hibbitt kept a boat at Frogmore Creek in the South Hams in Devon during the 1960’s. I’ve posted about this before – see this link. On the 4th June 2025, my dad and I took a little day … Continue reading
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St Olave’s Bridge near Great Yarmouth – Old Photo
This old photograph of part of St Olave’s Bridge, not far from Great Yarmouth, was probably taken by my Grandpa Hibbitt (Charlie) during the 1960’s. My grandparents took boating holidays on the Norfolk Broads and my gran can be seen … Continue reading
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A Photographic Slideshow In Honour Of My Granny Geake
18TH SEPTEMBER Consisting of a slideshow of photographs, here’s my new tribute to my Granny, Phyllis Grace Geake, née Weaver (1916-2005), who was born on 18th September 1916. This video can also be viewed on my YouTube channel at … Continue reading
Their Finest Hour
Last November, Harvey and I attended an event at Plymouth University in order to contribute to a new online archive called ‘Their Finest Hour’. The University of Oxford project was devised in order to preserve stories and take photographs and … Continue reading
It’s Official – Grandpa Was In The Dad’s Army
I’d long been intrigued by what looked like a certificate which had been issued by the Home Guard amongst the papers belonging to my Grandpa Hibbitt (Charles George Hibbitt). However I’d never had any success in finding anything out about … Continue reading