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Category Archives: Sharing Memories
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
Posted in Cine Films and Videos, Making Memories, Sharing Memories
Tagged Geake, Hibbitt
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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
My Granny Geake – Photos, Cine And Video Footage
18TH SEPTEMBER Posting photographs, cine and video footage of my Granny Geake (born Phyllis Grace Weaver: 1916-2005) on what would have been her 105th birthday. Known as Phyl, she was born in Tavistock in Devon ten days after her father … Continue reading
Posted in Cine Films and Videos, On This Day..., Sharing Memories
Tagged Martin, Weaver
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Paying Tribute To Henry Weaver – Visiting War Graves In France
The weather was perfect on that day in October 1999 when my family visited the town of Merville in France. It was the early days of the internet and I used my dial-up connection to organise the trip, feeling quite … Continue reading
My Granny Hibbitt – Photos, Cine And Video Footage
1ST SEPTEMBER On this, my Granny Hibbitt’s birthday (born Ivy Alice Dando: 1904-1992), here are some photographs, cine and video footage to remember her by. Known as Isey, she was born above her grandmother’s sweet shop known as the Golden … Continue reading
My Grandpa Hibbitt Remembered
8TH OCTOBER My Grandpa Hibbitt (Charles George Hibbitt) died this day in 1972. I was nine years old and I remember the last time I saw him when I waved goodbye to him in the hospital. Instinctively, I remember thinking … Continue reading
Remembering my Granny Geake
18TH SEPTEMBER It would have been my Granny Geake’s (Phyllis Grace Geake, nee Weaver) birthday today. She was born on 18th September 1916 and it’s understood the news of her father’s death in WWI, which occurred ten days before, arrived … Continue reading
My Grandpa Hibbitt – Cine Footage And Photographs
Cine footage with a few stills thrown in of my Grandpa Hibbitt (Charles George Hibbitt: 1898-1972). Known as Charlie, he was born near Dundalk in Ireland. His father was a Coastguard and the family moved around before settling in Devon. … Continue reading
The Big Freeze Of 1947
My Grandpa Hibbitt (Charles George Hibbitt) was a Post Office Telephone Inspector working in Tavistock, Devon, and surrounding areas of Dartmoor and the winter of 1947 was was one of the coldest and snowiest winters on record in the UK. … Continue reading
My Grandpa Geake, A Moving History
25TH APRIL One hundred years ago on 25th April 1917, my Grandpa Geake (William Hellyer Geake), known as Bill, was born in a blizzard in South Wales. Hopefully the snow was outside! Grandpa was the fifth of eleven children and … Continue reading