Helen Baggott | Editor ~ Author ~ Speaker
@postedinthepast.bsky.social
Author of the #PostedInThePast series – revealing the true stories from postcards sent in the early 20th century, and #MemoriesFromTheFuture. Books ~ Talks ~ Freelance Editor (working with indie authors).
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All roads lead to #Exmoor in this genealogical novel. In 1911, Arthur explores the area, learns of its past & sends postcards that become his #MemoriesFromTheFuture. Let him introduce you to mysterious deaths, acts of bravery and merciless destruction.
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Swanage's beach & prom, posted to Mrs Sloper in the High Street in 1928:
Just to let you know that I reached home quite safely at 8. It is a beautiful day here today & I hope it is like it at Swanage. D went to Shaftesbury yesterday and thoroughly looked into it.
#PostedInThePast
Just to let you know that I reached home quite safely at 8. It is a beautiful day here today & I hope it is like it at Swanage. D went to Shaftesbury yesterday and thoroughly looked into it.
#PostedInThePast
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Swanage's beach & prom, posted to Mrs Sloper in the High Street in 1928:
Just to let you know that I reached home quite safely at 8. It is a beautiful day here today & I hope it is like it at Swanage. D went to Shaftesbury yesterday and thoroughly looked into it.
#PostedInThePast
Just to let you know that I reached home quite safely at 8. It is a beautiful day here today & I hope it is like it at Swanage. D went to Shaftesbury yesterday and thoroughly looked into it.
#PostedInThePast
Planning a trip to Rome next year? My short memoir about my love affair with the city might just be the guidebook you never knew you needed.
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mybook.to/RomanHoliday...
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Planning a trip to Rome next year? My short memoir about my love affair with the city might just be the guidebook you never knew you needed.
mybook.to/RomanHoliday...
mybook.to/RomanHoliday...
The Market Place, Great Yarmouth – sent to Lewis's, Birmingham in 1907:
Best love. AR.
#PostedInThePast
Best love. AR.
#PostedInThePast
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The Market Place, Great Yarmouth – sent to Lewis's, Birmingham in 1907:
Best love. AR.
#PostedInThePast
Best love. AR.
#PostedInThePast
Manningham Lane, Bradford – sent to Miss Orrell, Birmingham in 1907:
Going to see Vesta Tilley tonight.
#PostedInThePast
Going to see Vesta Tilley tonight.
#PostedInThePast
November 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Manningham Lane, Bradford – sent to Miss Orrell, Birmingham in 1907:
Going to see Vesta Tilley tonight.
#PostedInThePast
Going to see Vesta Tilley tonight.
#PostedInThePast
All roads lead to Exmoor in this genealogical novel that reveals true stories about the area and brings them into the 21st century via a treasure hunt that tells of mysterious deaths, acts of bravery cruel destruction. Available online & from indie shops.
mybook.to/2gpty7e
mybook.to/2gpty7e
November 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
All roads lead to Exmoor in this genealogical novel that reveals true stories about the area and brings them into the 21st century via a treasure hunt that tells of mysterious deaths, acts of bravery cruel destruction. Available online & from indie shops.
mybook.to/2gpty7e
mybook.to/2gpty7e
Happy #PostboxSaturday from Sherborne Abbey.
November 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Happy #PostboxSaturday from Sherborne Abbey.
Mumbles train (with air conditioning!), posted in October 1907 to 23 Newman Road, Erdington:
I should so like to know how you are, not having see you this year.
#PostedInThePast
I should so like to know how you are, not having see you this year.
#PostedInThePast
November 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Mumbles train (with air conditioning!), posted in October 1907 to 23 Newman Road, Erdington:
I should so like to know how you are, not having see you this year.
#PostedInThePast
I should so like to know how you are, not having see you this year.
#PostedInThePast
Thanks for the follow, @phelimkellycom.bsky.social!
November 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Thanks for the follow, @phelimkellycom.bsky.social!
A coffee and cake end to the week. Orange and almond, for those who like to know.
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A coffee and cake end to the week. Orange and almond, for those who like to know.
Thanks for the follow, @saperebooks.bsky.social – hope you like this postcard of Eastbourne's Marine Parade. It was posted in 1907 to Miss Wilden, Hyde Park, London:
I hope you are having a nice time. We are getting on very nice so far. The weather has been rotten this week. Raining all the time.
I hope you are having a nice time. We are getting on very nice so far. The weather has been rotten this week. Raining all the time.
November 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Thanks for the follow, @saperebooks.bsky.social – hope you like this postcard of Eastbourne's Marine Parade. It was posted in 1907 to Miss Wilden, Hyde Park, London:
I hope you are having a nice time. We are getting on very nice so far. The weather has been rotten this week. Raining all the time.
I hope you are having a nice time. We are getting on very nice so far. The weather has been rotten this week. Raining all the time.
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Birthday greetings sent to Winnie in Clapham from her friend Gladys in 1909. "Thank you for the kind invite but Mother & Dad both seem to want me at home." #Genealogy #PostedInThePast
November 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Birthday greetings sent to Winnie in Clapham from her friend Gladys in 1909. "Thank you for the kind invite but Mother & Dad both seem to want me at home." #Genealogy #PostedInThePast
Trying to find my roots in Suffolk (via Shadwell, London):
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www.helenbaggott.co.uk/blog/trying-...
November 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Trying to find my roots in Suffolk (via Shadwell, London):
www.helenbaggott.co.uk/blog/trying-...
www.helenbaggott.co.uk/blog/trying-...
The Grenadier Guards outside Buckingham Palace – posted to Barnstaple, Devon in 1939:
Today I found some PCs for you and Derrick. Post cards I mean, not police constables!!!
Lots of love, Auntie.
#PostedInThePast
Today I found some PCs for you and Derrick. Post cards I mean, not police constables!!!
Lots of love, Auntie.
#PostedInThePast
November 19, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The Grenadier Guards outside Buckingham Palace – posted to Barnstaple, Devon in 1939:
Today I found some PCs for you and Derrick. Post cards I mean, not police constables!!!
Lots of love, Auntie.
#PostedInThePast
Today I found some PCs for you and Derrick. Post cards I mean, not police constables!!!
Lots of love, Auntie.
#PostedInThePast
Thanks for the follow, @thefamilyarchives.bsky.social – hope you like this postcard of Nelson Harbour that was posted in 1905, to Master Leslie Good, Walthamstow:
Merry Xmas to all.
Walter.
Merry Xmas to all.
Walter.
November 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Thanks for the follow, @thefamilyarchives.bsky.social – hope you like this postcard of Nelson Harbour that was posted in 1905, to Master Leslie Good, Walthamstow:
Merry Xmas to all.
Walter.
Merry Xmas to all.
Walter.
To Rotherham in 1904: "Sorry I have forgot my promise until today. How are all things?" King Street, Toronto, Canada. #PostedInThePast
November 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
To Rotherham in 1904: "Sorry I have forgot my promise until today. How are all things?" King Street, Toronto, Canada. #PostedInThePast
St Nicholas's church and Liverpool's then new Tower Buildings – Posted in 1912 to Bath: "Came for the day. Shall leave Oswestry 10.15 tomorrow so hope to see you about 3. From Millie." #PostedInThePast
November 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM
St Nicholas's church and Liverpool's then new Tower Buildings – Posted in 1912 to Bath: "Came for the day. Shall leave Oswestry 10.15 tomorrow so hope to see you about 3. From Millie." #PostedInThePast
#SailAwaySunday on the Thames near Windsor Castle, posted in 1904 to Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset: "What a glorious day. Our pear tree is one mass of blossom. It does look splendid. We are coming home in August." #PostedInThePast
November 16, 2025 at 8:13 AM
#SailAwaySunday on the Thames near Windsor Castle, posted in 1904 to Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset: "What a glorious day. Our pear tree is one mass of blossom. It does look splendid. We are coming home in August." #PostedInThePast
Happy #PostboxSaturday from Pamphill, Dorset (near to Kingston Lacy).
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Happy #PostboxSaturday from Pamphill, Dorset (near to Kingston Lacy).
Exford's Crown Hotel, posted in 1908 to Elizabeth in Lower Sloane Street, London:
This our Hotel. I have marked our sitting room.
#PostedInThePast
This our Hotel. I have marked our sitting room.
#PostedInThePast
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Exford's Crown Hotel, posted in 1908 to Elizabeth in Lower Sloane Street, London:
This our Hotel. I have marked our sitting room.
#PostedInThePast
This our Hotel. I have marked our sitting room.
#PostedInThePast
Reposted by Helen Baggott | Editor ~ Author ~ Speaker
The Barn Dance is now just over a week away. Tickets still available for a great night out at the Tolpuddle Village Hall. Music and Caller by 'No Strings Attached' Tickets from the following link wegottickets.com/event/678660
Also available from Lorraine - email [email protected] Mobile 07939827889
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November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The Barn Dance is now just over a week away. Tickets still available for a great night out at the Tolpuddle Village Hall. Music and Caller by 'No Strings Attached' Tickets from the following link wegottickets.com/event/678660
Also available from Lorraine - email [email protected] Mobile 07939827889
Also available from Lorraine - email [email protected] Mobile 07939827889
The Grand Hotel, Leicester sent in 1914 to North End, Portsmouth:
"Just a line to wish you happy returns of the day. I am on holiday. The weather is lovely."
#PostedInThePast
"Just a line to wish you happy returns of the day. I am on holiday. The weather is lovely."
#PostedInThePast
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The Grand Hotel, Leicester sent in 1914 to North End, Portsmouth:
"Just a line to wish you happy returns of the day. I am on holiday. The weather is lovely."
#PostedInThePast
"Just a line to wish you happy returns of the day. I am on holiday. The weather is lovely."
#PostedInThePast
The sender of this postcard definitely wanted to get their money's worth out of the US postal system. It was sent to Amelia Roth in Elwood, Indiana. The church is in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
#PostedInThePast
#PostedInThePast
November 13, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The sender of this postcard definitely wanted to get their money's worth out of the US postal system. It was sent to Amelia Roth in Elwood, Indiana. The church is in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
#PostedInThePast
#PostedInThePast
Wishing you many happy returns of the day. From DMG.
Sent in 1926 to Mr Stephenson, Eskdale Avenue, Chesham.
#PostedInThePast
Sent in 1926 to Mr Stephenson, Eskdale Avenue, Chesham.
#PostedInThePast
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Wishing you many happy returns of the day. From DMG.
Sent in 1926 to Mr Stephenson, Eskdale Avenue, Chesham.
#PostedInThePast
Sent in 1926 to Mr Stephenson, Eskdale Avenue, Chesham.
#PostedInThePast
I've just delivered my penultimate talk for the year. Such a pleasure to share the stories revealed through genealogy in this little book. From heroes of the Royal Flying Corps, to women's suffrage and the descendants of slave owners – a joy to research.
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I've just delivered my penultimate talk for the year. Such a pleasure to share the stories revealed through genealogy in this little book. From heroes of the Royal Flying Corps, to women's suffrage and the descendants of slave owners – a joy to research.