Guy Oates (1905-1987): Fun and Festivities – Part Two ‘Having been in contact with children all my life, I have had ample opportunity to see the way they play the games …
Mary Norreen Hart (b.1928): Home & Family [part 2]. “Our story starts in Aberfan, where Mama and Dada made their home” Mary Hart’s home town is a key discussion in her …
Guy Oates (1905-1987): Fun and Festivities – Part One Had I have carried on to-day as I did then, I would be placed in the Local Authority as a child out …
Doris Hunt (born 1900) : Education and Schooling Through Doris’s writing it is evident that she is extremely fond of schooling, education and reading. She flourished in school at an …
Mary Norreen Hart (b.1928): Purpose and Audience ‘for all my family especially my dear husband Ron, our lovely daughters Lindsey and Rosslyn, our supportive sons-in-law Ted and Paul and …
Mary Denison (1906-1997): An Introduction. ‘Church was like home – familiar, accepted, and unconsciously loved.’ (40) Born on the 8th September 1906 in Far Headingley, Leeds, Mary …
Mary Norreen Hart (b.1928): Home and Family [part 1] ‘We were a family of five, but sadly did not live together as a family for very long because of our financial …
Doris Hunt (1900): Life Writing and Class Identity In ‘Social Atoms: Working Class Autobiography, Subjectivity and Gender’, Regenia Gagnier distinguishes working class autobiographies into six different categories. I believe that …
Mary Norreen Hart (b.1928): Habits and Beliefs “The Church of Christ was a haven” For many during the 20th century, religion was a way of life. But, for many …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Reading and Writing Reading, cycling and dancing were their chief hobbies (3) From Mrs W.E. Palmer’s fond recollections of reading both at home and in …