Week 15 (April 8th -14th ): Fire
From Amy Johnson Crow - Fire played a crucial role in our ancestors's lives, whether it was providing heat for homes and cooking or providing power for forges and engines. Of course, fire can also be destructive, both on a personal level or in our research (such a record loss in a courthouse fire). Think, too, about place names that make you think of fire. As far as I am aware, I don’t know of any firefighters in my family, so writing about them isn’t an option. Nor do I have any names linked to “ Fire ”. So, this week’s theme of “ fire ” is being linked to myself and my ex-husband Peter and our 3 children. On the 17 th November 2011, our cooker caught “ fire ”, it wasn’t even turned on (and was only 8months old). At the time I was asleep on the sofa, the older two children were at school, Peter was watching tv and the toddler was playing with his toys. The smoke alarm went off, Peter went to investigate and was greeted with smoke filling the kitchen and flames rising up...