On 15th May we were most happy to welcome back, over Zoom, the author Helen Baggott. She is recognised by national newspapers as the "postcard detective" for her investigations into the family backgrounds of senders and recipients of postcards in her private collection.
This time, she was speaking to us about the "Golden Era" of postcards, around a hundred years ago. Postage of a postcard was an affordable ½d against the letter rate of one penny, and equated to today's Messenger, WhatsApp, texts and Facebook for sending short messages. …
You can read a fuller talk-report here.
All images on this webpage are © Helen Baggott,
and are reproduced here with her kind permission.
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This new talk by Helen Baggott explores the holidays of our ancestors — climbing pyramids, sliding down glaciers, cruising the Med... Illustrated with postcards sent home from holidays, just how far did our ancestors travel for their holidays? You can read more here.
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Helen entertained us in October 2021 with her ‘Posted in the Past’ talk,
and we are delighted to welcome her back again.