Genealogy Projects tagged with peculia on the Geni Family Tree

Guernsey Folk Lore - fabled, banished and the peculiar

Fables were often created to enhance a true story, the basis is often fact, even if only the names and places, fables are still valid genealogical sources. Banishment was a punishment used greatly on the island, it is most different to emigration and this project will hope to track down the poor souls who were so banished from their homeland, often for very strange reasons.The peculiar beliefs ...