About 20 years ago my sister had an Australian temp in her office. The woman’s surname was Flett, a very Orkney surname. When my sister mentioned this to my father he was immediately very interested. His granny’s brother, John Flett, had immigrated to Australia but contact had been lost. Could this temp be a descendant | more…
Blog posts with the tag 'My family history'
N is for next generation
We tend to think of family history as people before us but it’s important to record current generations too. The next generation will thank you for it, eventually! How to help the next generation Have you added names to all your family photos? Hardcopy ones, yes maybe? But what about all the digital ones? Here’s | more…
Grandma’s elderflower wine
Jessie Sclater, my grandma, and her sisters, “the aunties o Kebro”, were all very competent women: working on the farm, managing the house, baking, cooking, brewing and, in grandma’s case, making elderflower wine. Nothing evokes the long, light, summer days of my Orkney childhood like the fragrant, sparkling taste of grandma’s elderflower wine. Food and | more…
