Category Archives: Sharing Memories

Annie Barnes recalls family memories from the past.

Those Elevenses Moments

Posted on 4 September 2013 by

When I was a girl, I would sometimes go to Tavistock in Devon during the school holidays to stay with my grandparents, William Hellyer Geake and Phyllis Grace Geake (nee Weaver). Grandpa would often be at work so I’d be … Continue reading →

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Great-Grandfather’s Wartime Story Is Published

Posted on 2 September 2013 by

Exciting news! I was recently invited to write a few articles about my family history research for the Discover Your History magazine, a brand new publication due to be launched on 5th September. Published each month, the magazine will focus … Continue reading →

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Messing About On The Water

Posted on 16 February 2013 by

My Grandpa Hibbitt (Charles George Hibbitt) used to have a boat, a small cabin cruiser, and we spent many hours as a family on the Kingsbridge/Salcombe Estuary. He kept the boat at Frogmore Creek, a short drive from his and … Continue reading →

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Postman Spoils Long-Awaited WW2 Homecoming

Posted on 2 February 2013 by

I remember my Gran (Phyllis Grace Geake, nee Weaver) once telling me what happened the day my Grandpa (William Hellyer Geake) arrived home from the second world war, having been away for four years. It was fairly early in the … Continue reading →

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Spotlight On Uncle Tom & Auntie Nellie Smale

Posted on 26 June 2012 by

I remember Uncle Tom (Thomas Smale) very well – he lived to be 95 years old and died in 1991. He came to my house when our son was a baby and we had a photograph taken of 5 generations … Continue reading →

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