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Posted in the past – stories behind early 20th Century post cards: Helen Baggott: Online
The Talk
Based on the books Posted in the Past and Posted in the Past Second Delivery, this talk reveals the true stories behind postcards sent in the early years of the 20th century. Using genealogy, Helen has researched the families to reveal their stories. Illustrated with postcards, this talk shares some of those stories.
A 10-year-old servant working for a laundress in 19th-century Bath, the man who helped keep the doors to Great Ormond Street Hospital open for more than 30 years, a soldier killed in the First World War – all connected by messages sent using the first real social media phenomenon of the 20th century.
The Speaker
Helen Baggott is a freelance editor and writer from Dorset.
Her most recent project is researching the stories behind postcards sent more than 100 years ago. So far, two collections of stories have been published as Posted in the Past and Posted in the Past Second Delivery.
She has written for magazines including Who Do You Think You Are?, Picture Postcard Monthly, Dorset Life and The Card Scene, and has also contributed to Family Tree magazine’s blog. Her work has been recognised by national newspapers as a ‘postcard detective’ in I newspaper and an ‘heirloom detective’ in the Mail on Sunday’s You magazine.
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