Bristol History – Celebrating the lives of ordinary people

Bristol History
04 January 2021
By dp lindegaard

Whenever I go to the archives or am searching through parish registers I come across interesting folk from all walks of lives. Miners, sailors, petty thieves, ministers, ethnic minorities, tommies, basket makers - you name them I've collated the information! The wonderful thing is that when you start sleuthing you realise that these ordinary people from bygone years have often the most extraordinary tales to tell. I am proud to be their voice!

This is the people’s history of Bristol. Not the famous people because their stories are covered elsewhere. What I am interested in are the stories of the working class, the poor, the people trying to make ends meet and people at the margins of society. These people make up 99.9% of society but their stories are so often forgotten. My life’s work has been all about shining a light on the lives of these amazing people.