Social History

A grand Christmas at 96

15th December 2021

Frederick Falla and Lisa Staples of Guernsey two portraits from the Weekly Press of December 1938

'Nonagenarians in the Festive Season. It is not only the young who enjoy Christmas joys. Join us in a review of how Guernsey’s oldest folk, those of 95 to 96, enjoyed their festive season.' From the Guernsey Weekly Press, 28 December 1938.

When island prospered with busy shipyards

24th September 2021

Memories of an old resident. From The Star, Guernsey, Thursday June 29, 1944

Guernsey patois lesson no. XIV: Le Meuble=the furniture

13th May 2021

Guernsey Press, 1950. Lessons by Walter Brehaut of Le Planel, Torteval.

It happened in December - 1839

20th November 2020

A digest from the Evening Press, December 7, 1940

High Street 100 Years Ago

8th October 2020

Guernsey beauties at the market from Octavius Rooke (c) Priaulx Library Guernesey

Pus nou vieillit, pus nou pense,/ Au temps pâssaï qui n'est pus. From the Star, 1932, a résumé of an article written in 1842 describing St Peter Port in 1800.

The Love Apple League

24th September 2020

Love Apple League from the Lamb County Leader June 54 1959

Guernsey, Channel Islands. (Associated Press in the Lamb County Leader, June 4, 1959.) 'Five years ago a little girl picked a wild primrose—a single primrose that has blossomed in to an amazing organisation called the Love Apple League.It has no membership fee. It has no patrons. No executive committee. There is no membership card.It’s run by children.'

Sunny Guernsey, 1948

16th September 2020

Frontispiece photograph from 1952 Guernsey Tourist Brochure (c) The Priaulx Library

A newspaper report with travel statistics from September 1948: 'Air Travel Soars'. Photograph of ferry entering St Peter Port Harbour, from the 1952 Tourist Committee Brochure, Guernsey, Channel Isles: 'The Sunshine Isle'

Inventory of Thomas Tramallier's papers

4th September 2020

It took four years and several appearances in Court for Thomas Tramallier (III) to force Pierre Carey to hand over papers concerning Thomas' grandfather, Thomas Tramallier Senior's (I) estate. Carey's wife was Thomas (I)'s cousin, the daughter of his uncle, the late William Tramallier, and an heir to her father's estate. William had been appointed Thomas Tramallier (II)'s guardian, and Carey had come into possession of the relevant papers on William's death. Carey was fined several times for non-appearance in Court; the Court had delayed sittings at his request, and grew noticeably exasperated. Eventually, on the 12 February 1719, Carey produced a set of books and documents before them. Thomas (II) had appointed his son to act for him. These documents are listed and bound in a ledger entitled Copie de l'Inventaire de partie des Ecrits de la Succession du Sr Thomas Tramalier. 1715.

Samuel Hocart and Port Grat

21st August 2020

A rapport from a collection of legal documents with reference to the Hocart family, particularly Samuel Hocart of Les Vardes.

Guernsey miscellanea

28th November 2019

Guernsey miscellanea, a notebook by Edith Carey

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