Jewel Vintage Vibes Local Family History

Looking at West Midlands local history, war memorials and family history with a little bit of Jewels Vintage Vibes thrown in. Covering Birmingham, Solihull, West Midlands, Warwickshire & the UK. I have including churches, old photographs, old newspaper clippings, books and any other information useful when tracing family history.

Monday, 8 April 2024

Still here and monitoring this blog

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 Morning, just a short note to say I am still here and monitor this blog frequently. Although I haven't got round to adding more content...
Monday, 18 September 2023

Black Country Antique photographs - Can you identify them?

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 Three old antique photographs from Walsall & Dudley in England. Last week I picked up 3 antique photographs from a car boot. Interestin...
Tuesday, 12 September 2023

World War One Memorial at St Giles Church Sheldon Birmingham

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 Men who died and are commemorated on the WW1 plaque in St Giles, Sheldon Birmingham. A few days ago, we visited the church in Sheldon Birmi...
Monday, 28 August 2023

Past postcards from Sheldon Birmingham and Birmingham

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 Collecting old postcards from areas around Sheldon and Birmingham central Brought a few more postcards yesterday from the car boot. There i...
Monday, 7 August 2023

Identifying my parents wedding photograph - Putting names to faces 1959

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 Putting names to faces in my parents 1959 wedding photograph should be easy right? No, wrong, Even with my one parent's help it has pro...
Sunday, 19 February 2023

Birmingham's unidentified photographs from the 1920s to today

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 Birmingham/Manchester unidentified photographs from the 1930s and 1940s. Wondering around the car boot and other second hand sales. I find ...
Sunday, 8 January 2023

Birmingham Victorian and Edwardian people in photographs

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 Our collection of Birmingham Victorian and Edwardian people in photographs Although I buy primary named photographs and ephemera. I occasio...
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I preserve the past. Researching family and local history. Finding about mine and other people's ancestors, is just one of my passions. I also love vintage costume jewellery made here in the UK. I write about my finds and like to research.
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