Wynmelvin » Centre for Kentish Studies

October 7th, 2009

Russell — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:47:58 +0000

HIGH HALDEN — Today was Groundhog Day—a replay of yesterday except the weather got worse. I found a few more probable and possible ancestors but still not the most wanted. Not much more to say about today.

October 6th, 2009

Russell — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:33:27 +0000

HIGH HALDEN — It was an early start to the day; I was out the door by 7:30 am. and heading for one of Maidstone’s park and rides. I arrived at the bus stop outside County Hall an hour later which gave me an hour and a half to retrieve some e-mails and update the blog at McDonalds.

I spent the following six and a half hours searching through parish registers on microfilm for some ancestors who just don’t want to be found. I will be returning tomorrow to continue the search. Just as well the weather’s so rotten at the moment.

October 2nd, 2009

Russell — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:30:25 +0000

HIGH HALDEN — I began this morning by driving to Maidstone to locate the Centre for Kentish Studies and to make an appointment for the following week. Amazingly I found a park right outside the building and will be revisiting on Tuesday and Wednesday.

As I still had some time on my park I walked toward the town centre and was able to locate a McDonalds with free wifi. I tried sending a blog post via e-mail and when it didn’t work (though I have just remembered that posting this way isn’t instantaneous) I managed to post instead using the standard web interface.

Returning the way I had come I stopped at Sissinghurst Castle and gardens. I was pleasantly surprised at how interesting the gardens were—enhanced as they are by the history and romance of the place.

After about two and a half hours at Sissinghurst (far longer than I would have thought possible) I drove into Ashford to see if I could locate a free wifi access point closer to base. I wasn’t able to find one—the problem would be solved if I had access to the Internet!