England
Jan 29, 2022
Michael McManus and Vincent Robinson
A photo of Michael McManus in 2001 with a gentleman from New York, Vincent Robinson whose grandfather was the piper with the Durham Light Infantry , also it was my granda’s regiment in the First World War.
Jan 29, 2022
Dirty Work
The photograph is a haunting family relic. At one and the same time it conveys a sad, yet proud, moment in our family history, my grandfather, James McManus, born Crook, County Durham, sits proudly in military combat uniform amid two anonymous comrades from the . Tyneside Irish Brigade
Dec 18, 2021
Sweet Sixteen and True Love Waits
My Granma, Catherine Cairns, was born in Milburn Street Crook, County Durham in 1872.