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The Greenwood Tree – September 2024

Posted on 25th August 2024

The theme of the September issue of The Greenwood Tree is My Favourite Ancestor EditorPaul Radford previews the edition which will be mailed to members at the end of August and which SDFHS members can already view or download from the Members’ Area of the Society’s website Perhaps it was inevitable that an edition focussing on My Favourite Ancestor would throw up some extraordinary characters If you like to read about people who defied the social norms and mores of the day,... more

The Greenwood Tree – June 2024

Posted on 3rd June 2024

The theme of the June issue of The Greenwood Tree is Out-of-Counties Editor Paul Radford previews the edition which will be mailed to members at the end of May and which SDFHS members can already view or download from the Members’ Area of the Society’s website Who could have guessed that the Out-of-Counties theme would produce such an avalanche of stories from members For the first time, in this editor’s memory at least, we have had... more

The Greenwood Tree – March 2024

Posted on 22nd February 2024

The theme of the March issue of The Greenwood Tree is Trades and Professions Editor Paul Radford previews the edition which will be mailed to members at the end of February and which SDFHS members can already view or download from the Members’ Area of the Society’s website The theme produced a bumper crop of stories from members, so much so that we have had to add four extra pages to accommodate them Barbara Elsmore tells of the travails of her grandfather Ralph Collings in finding... more

The Greenwood Tree – December 2023

Posted on 25th November 2023

The theme of the December issue of The Greenwood Tree is Mysteries and Puzzles Editor Paul Radford previews the edition which will be mailed to members at the end of November and which SDFHS members can already view or download from the Members’ Area of the Society’s website We received some interesting and intriguing mysteries for this issue of The Greenwood Tree Margery Hookings recounts the traditional tale of the bride who disappeared during a game of hide and seek on her... more

The Greenwood Tree – September 2023

Posted on 28th August 2023

The theme of the September issue of The Greenwood Tree is Unusual Names and Places Editor Paul Radford previews the edition which will be mailed to members at the end of August and which SDFHS members can already view or download from the Members’ Area of the Society’s website Members came up with some highly unusual ancestral names for this issue of The Greenwood Tree Alison Johnstone probably deserves a prize for unearthing a Gotobed Gooby in her husband’s family tree Caroline... more

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