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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Bournemouth from Pier, posted to 24 Horsecastles, Sherborne in 1909:
Just a PC to let you know we have got down and wish you were here with us.
ER
#PostedInThePast
Just a PC to let you know we have got down and wish you were here with us.
ER
#PostedInThePast
December 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Bournemouth from Pier, posted to 24 Horsecastles, Sherborne in 1909:
Just a PC to let you know we have got down and wish you were here with us.
ER
#PostedInThePast
Just a PC to let you know we have got down and wish you were here with us.
ER
#PostedInThePast
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
December 6, 2025 at 6:35 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?
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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
Happy #PostboxSaturday from part of my postbox collection, rejigged to bring the Christmassy ones up a level or two.
December 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Happy #PostboxSaturday from part of my postbox collection, rejigged to bring the Christmassy ones up a level or two.
Seat of Sir Redvers Buller, VC, Crediton, Devon – sent to 70 Lateward Rd, Brentford in 1905:
Arrived home all safe & sound. Baby was so good all the way. He is not quite eaten up yet. A bit left. Love to you all. "Have a little drop of gin, my dear".
#PostedInThePast
Arrived home all safe & sound. Baby was so good all the way. He is not quite eaten up yet. A bit left. Love to you all. "Have a little drop of gin, my dear".
#PostedInThePast
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Seat of Sir Redvers Buller, VC, Crediton, Devon – sent to 70 Lateward Rd, Brentford in 1905:
Arrived home all safe & sound. Baby was so good all the way. He is not quite eaten up yet. A bit left. Love to you all. "Have a little drop of gin, my dear".
#PostedInThePast
Arrived home all safe & sound. Baby was so good all the way. He is not quite eaten up yet. A bit left. Love to you all. "Have a little drop of gin, my dear".
#PostedInThePast
St Albans Chapel, Dorset –sent in 1905 to Miss Bradford, Nr Alton, Hants:
Dear Gertie, I am sorry I have not written to you before but did not know where you was. Will you write and let us know where will be next week?
Thank you for PC.
Ethel XXXXX
#PostedInThePast
Dear Gertie, I am sorry I have not written to you before but did not know where you was. Will you write and let us know where will be next week?
Thank you for PC.
Ethel XXXXX
#PostedInThePast
December 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
St Albans Chapel, Dorset –sent in 1905 to Miss Bradford, Nr Alton, Hants:
Dear Gertie, I am sorry I have not written to you before but did not know where you was. Will you write and let us know where will be next week?
Thank you for PC.
Ethel XXXXX
#PostedInThePast
Dear Gertie, I am sorry I have not written to you before but did not know where you was. Will you write and let us know where will be next week?
Thank you for PC.
Ethel XXXXX
#PostedInThePast
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
December 4, 2025 at 3:56 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?
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#Genealogy #Postcards
Grosvenor Hotel, London, posted on 1st October 1918 to Nellie Ganroy, 30 Rue de la Faisanderie, Paris.
#PostedInThePast
#PostedInThePast
December 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Grosvenor Hotel, London, posted on 1st October 1918 to Nellie Ganroy, 30 Rue de la Faisanderie, Paris.
#PostedInThePast
#PostedInThePast
Dorset's Blue Pool – sent to Miss Ham, Alston Farm, Axbridge in 1936:
We spent the day here yesterday it was lovely, this is a good picture of it, the water is blue. Quite enjoyed it. Hope you are having a nice time. DK
#PostedInThePast
We spent the day here yesterday it was lovely, this is a good picture of it, the water is blue. Quite enjoyed it. Hope you are having a nice time. DK
#PostedInThePast
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Dorset's Blue Pool – sent to Miss Ham, Alston Farm, Axbridge in 1936:
We spent the day here yesterday it was lovely, this is a good picture of it, the water is blue. Quite enjoyed it. Hope you are having a nice time. DK
#PostedInThePast
We spent the day here yesterday it was lovely, this is a good picture of it, the water is blue. Quite enjoyed it. Hope you are having a nice time. DK
#PostedInThePast
A postcard of Lee on Sea, posted from nearby Ilfracombe.
"Dear Norman, we are having a jolly fine time. We hope Kath will give you a taste of her cream."
#PostedInThePast
"Dear Norman, we are having a jolly fine time. We hope Kath will give you a taste of her cream."
#PostedInThePast
December 2, 2025 at 7:54 AM
A postcard of Lee on Sea, posted from nearby Ilfracombe.
"Dear Norman, we are having a jolly fine time. We hope Kath will give you a taste of her cream."
#PostedInThePast
"Dear Norman, we are having a jolly fine time. We hope Kath will give you a taste of her cream."
#PostedInThePast
Balmoral Castle, posted to Mrs Breach, Forest Gate.
Just a line to let you know we are all OK after this last lot. I cannot come to help you. I am very sorry.
The card was sent during WWI and just a couple of days after the area suffered an air raid.
#PostedInThePast
Just a line to let you know we are all OK after this last lot. I cannot come to help you. I am very sorry.
The card was sent during WWI and just a couple of days after the area suffered an air raid.
#PostedInThePast
December 1, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Balmoral Castle, posted to Mrs Breach, Forest Gate.
Just a line to let you know we are all OK after this last lot. I cannot come to help you. I am very sorry.
The card was sent during WWI and just a couple of days after the area suffered an air raid.
#PostedInThePast
Just a line to let you know we are all OK after this last lot. I cannot come to help you. I am very sorry.
The card was sent during WWI and just a couple of days after the area suffered an air raid.
#PostedInThePast
Hilariously explosive!
Finally, it's here! Book 3 in the Marquess of Mortiforde Mysteries. It's called Flaming Murder, and writing it was flaming murder, but it was worth it! simonwhaley.co.uk/flaming-murd...
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Hilariously explosive!
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
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 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?
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#Genealogy #Postcards
Simonsbath post office – posted in 1909 to Minneapolis:
We took a beautiful 20-mile drive along a valley road and up and over a great moor to here. There is an old inn, bridge and the post office.
#PostedInThePast
We took a beautiful 20-mile drive along a valley road and up and over a great moor to here. There is an old inn, bridge and the post office.
#PostedInThePast
November 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Simonsbath post office – posted in 1909 to Minneapolis:
We took a beautiful 20-mile drive along a valley road and up and over a great moor to here. There is an old inn, bridge and the post office.
#PostedInThePast
We took a beautiful 20-mile drive along a valley road and up and over a great moor to here. There is an old inn, bridge and the post office.
#PostedInThePast
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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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
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#Genealogy
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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?
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
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