Monthly Archives: March 2012

I tend to get a couple of requests for information via email each week on various subjects, often it will be people who are tracing their family history or the history of their boat or riverside property. I can’t always … Continue reading →

I don’t usually include links to YouTube films in consecutive posts, but this is a little gem of a film with an interesting story. I happened to be alerted to the discovery of a collection of 9.5mm cine films in … Continue reading →

I posted about the wonderful selection of archive material to be found on the website of the Norfolk Wherry Trust a few weeks ago and revisited the site myself this week to have a further look. I happened to notice … Continue reading →

My last post on boating during the Edwardian era and the book “Comfort in a Small Craft” prompted John Hopthrow to get in contact with me regarding one of the adverts I posted from that book. John’s family owned the … Continue reading →

The latest addition to my Broadland bookshelf is a little gem of a book titled “Comfort in a Small Craft – a Practical Handbook of Sailing and Cookery” by S.J. Housley. Revised a republished several times by Blakes Ltd between … Continue reading →