Mystery

Ella – elegant, enchanting and somewhat elusive – was she also evasive?

April 3, 2022 No Comments

Before Russia invaded Ukraine, which sometimes seems like a lifetime ago, I began a quest to discover my great Aunt Ella’s correct birth year. Since then I have poured over the documents in my possession and read over pieces of information sent to me by my friend in St Petersburg.

The Mystery of the Manuscript – who was Olga H?

October 24, 2021 2 Comments

I guess there are many family historians who find strange photographs or documents in the papers they have inherited. I definitely have many photographs which have no details recorded on them and I cannot place, such as the photos in this post from last week. But, amongst the many paper

Family history mysteries – Who is in the photographs?

July 4, 2021 6 Comments

I find it very frustrating when I look through old family photos and I have no idea who the subjects are. To add to my frustration, I also often have no idea where or when the photos were taken. Even a certain amount of detective work fails to satisfy my

Alex de Fircks

Mystery

Ella – elegant, enchanting and somewhat elusive – was she also evasive?

The Mystery of the Manuscript – who was Olga H?

Family history mysteries – Who is in the photographs?

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