John Burke's a-Musings

Travel, holidays, nostalgia, curiosities and my home town of Blackpool - all with a helping of good humour

Showing posts with label social history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social history. Show all posts
Wednesday, 9 September 2026

The Geoff Burke Photographic Collection No.3

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Delving for the third time into the photographs taken by my uncle, Geoff Burke. Perhaps a little background information might not go amis...
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Wednesday, 20 January 2021

My Metcalfe Ancestors

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The first of a few articles looking at my Mum's side of the family. I am lucky enough to have personal memories of all four grandparent...
Sunday, 15 November 2020

1930s Photo Album Scarborough 1931

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Another set of photos from the 1930s photograph album from an unknown family. This time we are in Scarborough and once again the emphasi...
Friday, 13 November 2020

1930s Photo Album Hodder Valley 1931

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We are once again dipping into the 1930s photograph album that I bought in an antiques shop in Lancaster in 2016. This time the family a...
Wednesday, 23 October 2019

Found Photos Index Page

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A series of articles featuring vintage photographs that I have come across in family archives or have bought in albums at car boot sales and...
Monday, 2 September 2019

Family Memories: Personal

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A series of articles based on my own self and family-related recollections. Lots of nostalgia from the 1950s onwards about childhood, school...
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