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(2/2) Lo and behold, we checked the family tree and Maud and Jennie were my great-grandfather’s first cousins! 🧡

Well, we had to visit their grave in Bridgwater and were able to go the other day. There we were, me, Mum and the kids, three generations paying our respects to these hard-working, independent women.

To read their story, check out On This Day in Somerset!

#somerset #familytree #genealogy #histodon #bookstodon

✨ Family history surprise! ✨

On this day in 1872, Alice Maud Thurnham was born. She and her sister Jane “Jennie” Thurnham moved to Bridgwater in 1918.

I came across them while searching for other information, completely by chance.

My grandmother was a Thurnham and my mum has always said that Thurnham is such an unusual last name that we are related to all of them.

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#roots #onthisday #inspiringwomen #FamilyHistory #Somerset #bridgwater

Archive : More attendees from a photography event I hosted - https://msp.im/photo-events

#photography #events #events #photographic #photowalks #whatson #somerset #exmoor #exmoornationalpark #photoclub #photo-club

🎉🥳 The day has arrived! On This Day in Somerset: A Calendar of Women is released today! 🎊

It's got...
🔱 Roman goddesses
🦋 A butterfly expert
🗳 Courageous suffragettes
🌍 African royalty
🌟 Stargazers
🧙‍♀️ Witches
👷‍♀️ Trailblazers
... and much much more!

🌐 Head to books2read.com/somerset for your ebook or paperback. Could make a great gift for someone in your life!

# book #onthisdayinsomerset #Somersethistory #Somerset #newbook #historybook #almanac #newrelease #suffragettes #womeninhistory

You can now preorder the paperback of On This Day in Somerset ahead of the official publication day tomorrow! 🎊

Head to books2read.com/somerset

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My Robin friend Blackberry chatting. Blackberry hatched this spring and came into my life as a very inquisitive fledgling, and now waits for me every morning to turn up with a snack.

This 'chatting' behaviour is technically known as 'subsong' and it's still a bit of a mystery as to why birds do it.

In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #bathnature #bird #birdsong