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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Just down the road from me!
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November 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Just down the road from me!
Christmas trees in local church.
November 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Christmas trees in local church.
Thanks for the follow, @whitneymg.bsky.social - I don't have many Texas cards, but I hope you like this one. It's a Post Office postcard (perfect for #PostboxSaturday) from San Antonio, Texas. Sent in 1910 to Chas:
"Still in Texas and having a fine time. Am feeling fine."
#PostedInThePast
"Still in Texas and having a fine time. Am feeling fine."
#PostedInThePast
November 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Thanks for the follow, @whitneymg.bsky.social - I don't have many Texas cards, but I hope you like this one. It's a Post Office postcard (perfect for #PostboxSaturday) from San Antonio, Texas. Sent in 1910 to Chas:
"Still in Texas and having a fine time. Am feeling fine."
#PostedInThePast
"Still in Texas and having a fine time. Am feeling fine."
#PostedInThePast
Happy #PostboxSaturday from Dorchester where you could buy two of these lovely boxes for £145 each!
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Happy #PostboxSaturday from Dorchester where you could buy two of these lovely boxes for £145 each!
Posted in 1913 to Bath from Castle Cary:
"Dear Belle, We were sorry to hear from Mama that you were unwell. We hope Mama got home alright. I expect she was tired. When she can spare you, we shall expect you to come and visit."
#PostedInThePast
"Dear Belle, We were sorry to hear from Mama that you were unwell. We hope Mama got home alright. I expect she was tired. When she can spare you, we shall expect you to come and visit."
#PostedInThePast
November 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Posted in 1913 to Bath from Castle Cary:
"Dear Belle, We were sorry to hear from Mama that you were unwell. We hope Mama got home alright. I expect she was tired. When she can spare you, we shall expect you to come and visit."
#PostedInThePast
"Dear Belle, We were sorry to hear from Mama that you were unwell. We hope Mama got home alright. I expect she was tired. When she can spare you, we shall expect you to come and visit."
#PostedInThePast
Thanks for the repost, @rahdq98.bsky.social. This is the only 'legally lawyer' postcard I have.
November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Thanks for the repost, @rahdq98.bsky.social. This is the only 'legally lawyer' postcard I have.
Just caught the light in St Mary's this morning. The windows looked spectacular.
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Just caught the light in St Mary's this morning. The windows looked spectacular.
Researching postcards sent more than 100 years ago reveals just how far our ancestors travelled – including a British MP born in a log cabin in Tennessee, an 18-year-old girl who sailed with Robert Stephenson to Egypt & dined with Brunel.
#Genealogy
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#Genealogy
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November 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Researching postcards sent more than 100 years ago reveals just how far our ancestors travelled – including a British MP born in a log cabin in Tennessee, an 18-year-old girl who sailed with Robert Stephenson to Egypt & dined with Brunel.
#Genealogy
mybook.to/SQgwSjU
#Genealogy
mybook.to/SQgwSjU
Posted in 1910 to Mrs Wright in Swindon:
"Dear Mother, arrived at 7.30 Reading. All well. With love, Charles."
#PostedInThePast
"Dear Mother, arrived at 7.30 Reading. All well. With love, Charles."
#PostedInThePast
November 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Posted in 1910 to Mrs Wright in Swindon:
"Dear Mother, arrived at 7.30 Reading. All well. With love, Charles."
#PostedInThePast
"Dear Mother, arrived at 7.30 Reading. All well. With love, Charles."
#PostedInThePast
Greetings from Frome sent to Seaford in Sussex. "Dear Frank, I shall be there if not raining and hope to have a little chat on the way." #PostedInThePast #Genealogy
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Greetings from Frome sent to Seaford in Sussex. "Dear Frank, I shall be there if not raining and hope to have a little chat on the way." #PostedInThePast #Genealogy
Join Arthur and Hilary as they explore Exmoor's history
in #Selworthy #Lynton #Lynmouth #Simonsbath #Exford #Dulverton #Dunster #Minehead #Porlock #Cleeve
Did Arthur meet your ancestors? Has Hilary found the answers to local puzzles?
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#Genealogy #Postcards
in #Selworthy #Lynton #Lynmouth #Simonsbath #Exford #Dulverton #Dunster #Minehead #Porlock #Cleeve
Did Arthur meet your ancestors? Has Hilary found the answers to local puzzles?
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#Genealogy #Postcards
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Join Arthur and Hilary as they explore Exmoor's history
in #Selworthy #Lynton #Lynmouth #Simonsbath #Exford #Dulverton #Dunster #Minehead #Porlock #Cleeve
Did Arthur meet your ancestors? Has Hilary found the answers to local puzzles?
mybook.to/2gpty7e
#Genealogy #Postcards
in #Selworthy #Lynton #Lynmouth #Simonsbath #Exford #Dulverton #Dunster #Minehead #Porlock #Cleeve
Did Arthur meet your ancestors? Has Hilary found the answers to local puzzles?
mybook.to/2gpty7e
#Genealogy #Postcards
Workman Gardens, Evesham sent to 23 Newman Road, Erdington in 1909:
Having a good time here. Just off on the river. We never went to bed last night. Was singing until 4 o'clock.
#PostedInThePast
Having a good time here. Just off on the river. We never went to bed last night. Was singing until 4 o'clock.
#PostedInThePast
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Workman Gardens, Evesham sent to 23 Newman Road, Erdington in 1909:
Having a good time here. Just off on the river. We never went to bed last night. Was singing until 4 o'clock.
#PostedInThePast
Having a good time here. Just off on the river. We never went to bed last night. Was singing until 4 o'clock.
#PostedInThePast
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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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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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-...