Minnie Frisby (b.1877): An Introduction ‘By musing and living in the happy past, I am able to forget much of the very painful present.’ (I:1) Minnie Frisby …
May Jones: Fun and Festivities “Games somehow were seasonable and all the children of the village played the same games at the same time. In the spring …
Jean Court: Habits and Beliefs Within Jean’s memoir, she often speaks of church. Her mother ‘always attended St. Mary Redcliffe and would slip out of the house …
Arthur T. Collinson (b.1893): Education & Schooling Due to positive relationships with his headmasters and teachers, Arthur T. Collinson was able to leave his classes earlier than scheduled in …
Florence Anne Cooter (1912-2004): Education and Schooling Florence’s education is not a prominent theme in her memoir ‘Seventh Child’ and we are barely given an insight into her own …
Frank George Marling (1863-1954): Purpose and Audience Frank George Marling, born on the 7th January 1863, introduces his memoirs with the accounts of his most vivid “recollections” (p.3). He …
Frank George Marling (1863-1954): Habits, Culture and Belief As a family we were attached to the Union Chapel, Berkeley. I remember attending the infant class where we were taught words …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Education and Schooling Part One The village elementary school which came under the auspices of the church, was a very good one (13) This post is the …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Biographical Entry 582 PALMER, Mrs. W.E., ‘Memories of Long Ago’, TS, pp.34 (c.12,200 words). Brunel University Library. Born 1908 in Bramley, near Guildford. Father …
