LFR 10 AUG Number 603

Wednesday 17th February 2021 - Number 7340

LAWS F AMILY REGISTER Henry Lawes 1595-1662 Lord, help me dig into the past and sift the sands of time that I might find the roots that made this family tree of mine Lord, help me trace the ancient roads, on which our fathers trod, which led them through so many lands, to find our present sod. Lord help me find an ancient book or dusty manuscript, that's safely hidden now away, In some forgotten crypt. Lord, let it bridge the gap, that haunts my soul when I can't find, that missing link between some name, that ends the same as min e. ================================= ========================= ================================= If you are a LAWS or a LAWES searching for your family, You may be interested in our new Facebook Group "LAWS FAMILY HISTORY WORLDWIDE" E-Mail us at:- lawsfhs@gmail.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++...

LFR 22 Aug Number 615

North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland Welcome to the Laws Family Register. A Child of the Twenties A suburban childhood of the Twenties seen from the Ninteen Nineties by my late father John Robert Laws 1921-2008 Part 16 Holidays 1, Holidays at that time meant the seaside, and the seaside meant the East Coast, Sunshine, East winds sand, and an icy grey sea. June was the preferred month, until school became important enough to interfere. My mother packed vast quantities of clothing in a big cabin trunk, which must have gone on ahead; it certainly didn’t come in the car with us. It took a good three hours to cover seventy odd miles to the coast. Bypass was an almost unknown word and certainly wasn’t applicable to even the Essex county town of Colchester, the first time of two, that we went that way. One was built in the next couple of years but now some sixty odd years later has been virtu...

LFR 25 Aug Number 618

North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland Welcome to the Laws Family Register. A Child of the Twenties A suburban childhood of the Twenties seen from the Ninteen Nineties by my late father John Robert Laws 1921-2008 Part 20 HOW WE ATE Food was important. For some it was in short supply; for all it was seasonal and generally less wide ranging than it is now. Until the coming of the fridge, for us in the early thirties, keeping food fresh in summer was a problem and a variety of methods were used, The larder was mandatory in all houses built from the nineteenth century until quite recently, in large houses it became a small walk in room. Meat was often given special accommodation in a small ‘meat safe’ with perforated zinc sides to keep out the flies. This stood outside the house in the shade often near the back door. In hot weather milk would be boiled as soon as it was delivered and in summer generally ...

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