Kathrina Perry - Local Historian

 Returning to the Archives: It's Been a While  So today I returned to the Northamptonshire Records Office at Wootton Hall Park. It's been a while (so long in fact that I had to be issued a new card and there now seems to be a school building where the Police station once stood!!)  My quest, to search the card indexes for women. Obviously, not just any old women, but my boot manufacturing WAGS (technically that should be WADS - wives and daughters - but let's not get pedantic over my own little amusement).  I had taken a list of the ladies I am looking for, which is forever increasing, hoping that there would be some appear in the name card indexes. Unfortunately only two, Louisa Manfield nee Bostock and Lady Manfield showed up. This means I'm going to take a different approach on how to find these women.  From the index cards, I have made a list of potential areas and documents to look at.  Currently these are split into six categories; People, Societies, C...

  We survived the summer: PhD and Parenting It’s the end of the last full week of the summer holidays and time to reflect on what I’ve achieved during these holidays. Now I could say nothing. After all I have a four year old in tow most of the time, but that would be a little porky pie. In fact I’ve done more than I expected and most of it has been down to planning and lowering expectations (and a little bit of luck).  No trip to Filey would be complete without a trip to Scarborough The holidays started with a week away in sunny Filey.  Whilst Northampton seemed to be going through monsoon season, I was away in a caravan in Yorkshire. I'd promised myself this year that I wouldn't take any work with me.  However, I did take a few bits of reading and managed to come up with a bit of a plan of action whilst I was away.  The Plan Since Chloe had finished nursery (I could've kept her in but it would've meant paying for two weeks when she wouldn't have attended and on...