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Far from daft… Talk today at Walsall Local History Centre, 2:30pm
Those readers with long memories will recall reader and researcher at Walsall Local History Centre, Paul Ford appealing here on the blog for information about an autograph/sketchbook that had come into the possession of the archive. Paul wondered if it may … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1905, Billy Daft, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Charlotte, Emily, Garrett, John Daft, Local History, New Photos, Paul Ford, Staffordshire, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Local History Centre, William Daft
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Far from daft…
Those readers with long memories will recall reader and researcher at Walsall Local History Centre, Paul Ford appealing here on the blog for information about an autograph/sketchbook that had come into the possession of the archive. Paul wondered if it may … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1905, Billy Daft, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Charlotte, Emily, Garrett, John Daft, Local History, New Photos, Paul Ford, Staffordshire, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Local History Centre, William Daft
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Is John Daft in the house?
I received a wonderful note from yesterday from Paul Ford, top local historian and researcher at Walsall Local History Centre. Paul has found a bit of ephemera from the turn of the last century which he thinks may be of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1905, Billy Daft, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Charlotte, Emily, Garrett, John Daft, Local History, New Photos, Paul Ford, Staffordshire, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall Local History Centre, William Daft
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