The Booth Archive is a wonderful resource for those researching London history. This excerpt inspired my description of Christmas in Felix House Spidts Street in 1910, in… Read more “Booth Archive: Spidts Street London”
Author: M. A. Lossl
Margaret, an IT Consultant, loves living in Bath, U.K. with her husband Graham Woodhouse. She derives her joie de vivre playing with her grandsons, researching family history, writing and traveling.
She has published her second book, Betweenwhiles. A moving and brave story, chronicling every day life between the wars. Using memoirs of Nazi resistance activist, imprisoned and tortured in the 1930's, this book also tells a new story, of German resistance to Nazism.
Currently, Margaret is researching her third book, which will look at the lives of ordinary people during WW2.
Mapping London’s Past
A top tip for genealogists researching family from London. Charles Booth, the philanthropist, funded research into London’s poor 1898-99. The London School of Economic host this map.… Read more “Mapping London’s Past”
Going Back, To Move Forward
Genealogical research can sometimes hit a brick wall. But never despair, walls can fall. Ancestors sit in my family tree, discovered through diligent research, usually online. These… Read more “Going Back, To Move Forward”
1916 The Letter
1916 The Letter Agnes joyfully takes the unopened letter from the post boy and runs back upstairs to the apartment. On closer inspection, the letter looks… Read more “1916 The Letter”
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