The Chiddicks Observer Edition 13
I'm always in awe of the incredible quality and depth of writing here. Every week, I come across new, talented writers to follow, while those I've been following from the start continue to produce fascinating and inspiring content. Unfortunately, I can't highlight everyone, but here’s a selection of the standout posts that caught my attention this week.
is a seasoned researcher and writer who always prodcues such interesting and thought provoking articles. This post is perfectly summed up with one line; “Millions of people do genealogy research, but few write about what they find.”
I have followed the journey of Thomas Waters through his letters home to Bedfordshire from the wonderful
These letters home have really pulled on my heartstrings. Here is the full biography of Thomas’ life story.
Another thrilling chapter in the journey of our two fearless adventurers! To me, a true mark of a talented writer and storyteller is the ability to make readers see exactly what they see. Each word vividly brings the characters and the river to life. Thank you
for sharing with us such a heartwarming story
What an incredible journey—outstanding research and writing from
. It's heartening to see her life transform; despite a difficult beginning, she forged her own path and emerged as a woman of remarkable strength and courage.
I am so pleased to see my good friend
here on Substack. Kelly is a professional researcher, speaker and blogger and here you can catch up with Kelly’s ABC of Genealogy which features so many new resources for us to all check out.
I am sure that by now, you have discovered that I do enjoy a good murder story, so the Friday Murder Club from
was always going to grab my attention! What an incredible story, a real tangled mess and how the jury could unravel all that in less than two hours I will never know. Superbly written and researched a thoroughly grisly tale that could have ended so differently if the Police and jury had believed the staged scene. Murder or Suicide? All will be revealed……..
A remarkable piece of research — the meticulous attention to detail and clear explanations are incredibly valuable. It's impressive how
has brought everything together so effectively.
We finish with the story of a rather formidable lady!
tells the story of a quite remarkable and resourceful lady!
That wraps up another quick round-up of the highlights that caught my attention this week. If you have a moment, I encourage you to check out these fantastic stories and show some love to the talented writers behind them by sharing their work and giving them a follow.
See you all next time for some more mystery, intrigue, great writing and more than likely the odd murder!
Ah thanks so much for your lovely words Paul. I am absolutely loving The Chiddicks Observer, and am really pleased that it has been so successful for you.
Thank you, Paul! I'm grateful that I get to tell these stories and I'm honored to be on this list.