Dr Ben Dobson recounts the details of a nineteenth century shipwreck in Cornwall. Read on below to discover more about the story of the Marchioness of Abercorn. At low tide at around 9am on Wednesday, 8 December 1847, the three masted barque, the Marchioness of Abercorn, was driven ashore on Crantock beach after being badly…Continue Reading “The Marchioness of Abercorn”
Salt and Sky are a Cornish folk band. They perform in many venues, all the while maintaining the rustic heartfelt roots of Cornwall. Read on to discover more. In 2013, Emma Packer and Lizzie Pridmore started their own Cornish folk band called Salt and Sky. Armed with nothing more than two fiddles and a pair…Continue Reading “Meet Cornish Folk Duo: Salt and Sky”
This month’s continuation of a short series based on the collection, identification and preservation of family photographs. You can view last month’s article here. Where to start! It is often easiest to start with photos of your immediate family to create a timeline into the past; parents, brothers and sisters and particularly couples, such as…Continue Reading “Unpacking Your Memories: Looking into the Family Photograph Album”
A short series on the collection, identification and preservation of family photographs; how to interpret the images you find and their significance for the social historian. Do you have a family photograph album or simply one of those boxes stored in the attic and piled full of old snapshots, or even strips of celluloid ‘negatives’?…Continue Reading “Unpacking Your Memories: Looking into the Family Photograph Album”
A Memoir of Trethosa Village in the 1930s is a memoir about Cornwall. Read on to discover more about the book, its memories and the author. A Memoir of Trethosa Village in the 1930s is the strong and heartfelt recollection on what life was like pre-World War II in the small Cornish village of Trethosa. The…Continue Reading “A Memoir of Trethosa Village in the 1930s”
Emily Marsh, studying Creative Writing at Falmouth University, relates her journey to and from Cornwall through the years and tries to underpin what makes this charming county so important to come back to. The long drive down the A30 is all too familiar to me now. Some of my most vivid memories of childhood are…Continue Reading “Calling Cornwall Home”