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 Walking with the ghosts of warBy Elizabeth Reeve A WOMAN whose pioneering work at the frontiers of space exploration led the way for a new generation has now turned her attention to unravelling mysteries from the past.
(11/11/2008)
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Village history is preserved... on DVD!By Sinead Holland ARCHIVE footage of Albury in a bygone era has been saved by villager Reg Crafter. He has collated the material into a collection of DVDs to preserve them for a new generation in a project which began 30 years ago for the former travel agency boss.(24/10/2008)
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Who's the mystery horseman?By Elizabeth Reeve HISTORIAN Gordon Barker is hoping readers of the Observer's Nostalgia page will be able to solve a mystery which has been puzzling him for almost a quarter of a century.
(24/10/2008)
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I asked for old pals - and found familyBy Elizabeth Reeve WHEN Fred Sampford enlisted the help of the Observer to find a group of Bishop's Stortford friends from decades ago, he had no idea it would lead to him discovering his own family's history.
(09/10/2008)
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Francis Frith book competition winnersBy Sandra PerryOUR Francis Frith competition on Nostalgia earlier this month attracted plenty of entries - and this week we bring you the winners. (11/11/2008)
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Stone me! It's a rare Victorian fireplace!By Daniel Igra EYES widened when refurbishment works in a Bishop's Stortford optician's uncovered an architectural gem from the 19th century.
(09/10/2008)
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One big happy familyBy Elizabeth Reeve LITTLE did Genia Bayford realise when she started delving into her family history 18 months ago that it would open up a worldwide network of new relations.
(15/09/2008)
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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
October 26 1863 - The Football Association is formed. October 27 2002 - The ITV Network aired a constant regional service for the last time in England and Wales, forming the national ITV1. October 28 1985 - Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union. October 29 1986 - Margaret Thatcher opens the last stretch of the M25. October 30 1925 - John Logie Baird creates Britain's first television transmitter. October 31 1984 - Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards. November 1 1993 - The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union. November 2 1960 - Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity in the Lady Chatterley's Lover case. PREVIOUS ARTICLES |
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