USA! 3-23 Oct Win a signed hardback or one of 10 ebooks of ‘Yet’: A Story of Triumph over Childhood Separation, Trauma, & Disability. Please share! tinyurl.com/2628s9em "No one believed me. ‘Children couldn’t have been treated like that.’ But we were." #MemoirGiveaway #TrueStory #FamilyHistory

I've wanted to be around these last few weeks, but have been laid low with a nasty virus. Trying to hold everything together. Hope to be back next week. Hope you're all thriving #genhour

Win a signed hardback or one of 5 ebooks of ‘Yet’: A Story of Triumph over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability. Please share! tinyurl.com/yvsarvza "No one believed me. ‘Children couldn’t have been treated like that.’ But we were." #MemoirGiveaway #GenHour #TrueStory #FamilyHistory

✨ GIVEAWAY 2-16 October 2025 ✨ To launch 'Yet', win: 📖 1 signed hardback 📚 5 ebooks Harry Drabble’s 1937 story of TB, separation & survival reveals hidden disability history & resilience. 👉 tinyurl.com/yvsarvza #MemoirGiveaway #Memoir #TrueStory #FamilyHistory #GenHour #AncestryHour

Triumph over trauma. How do you share your family history writing? www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/2545684.... #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #GenHour

I have a Charles Allott who I think died at Grassmere Homestead, Maranoa, Queensland, where he worked as a teacher. Does anyone what his life may have been like? If he died there in 1905/1906 is it possible he was buried and there was no death certificate? I'm blowed if I can find him... #GenHour

'When I was two, society wrote me off as a "cripple" incapable of learning. One who should be kept away from "normal" people'. Harry Drabble (1934-2022) tinyurl.com/2d8af2ww #GenHour #Disability @UKDHM #DisabilityPride

UK Disability History Month is 14 Nov - 20 Dec. Do you have ancestors who had a disability? How can we focus on these forgotten family members? @UKDisHistHub #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Disability

UK Disability History Month is 14 November to 20 December this year. The theme is 'disability, livelihood and employment'. Do you know where I might submit a piece to highlight forgotten family members, please? #GenHour #DisabilityHistory #AncestryHour #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Disability

I've had a delightful, though guilty week, exploring a voyage from Liverpool to Auckland in 1859, thanks to Carolyn McKenzie shalimar1859-2019.blogspot.com #GenHour

Thoughts on finding Charles Aaron Allott's death? Born 10 May 1834 in Sheffield. Believed to have died in Australia before 1906. Last record believed to be Queensland State Electoral Roll Jan 1906, Balonne, Australia. I don't have ancestry Australia. #genhour

Adverse childhood experiences and attachment styles ripple through family stories, influencing relationships across generations. Understanding these hidden wounds can break cycles and nurture healing. Discover insights into our emotional family legacies. tinyurl.com/32p5t3ta #Healing #FamilyHistory

The proofs of ‘Yet’: A Story of Triumph over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability have started to be delivered! Here's the paperback, hardback, large print and colour special edition to follow... #FamilyHistory #Disability #ForgottenStories #TB #1930s

The proofs of ‘Yet’: A Story of Triumph over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability have started to be delivered! Here's the paperback, hardback, large print and colour special edition to follow... #FamilyHistory #Disability #ForgottenStories #TB #1930s

Childhood adversity shapes not just individuals but generations. Understanding the hidden wounds can break cycles and heal families. Explore this journey of resilience and growth with Helen Parker-Drabble’s insights on childhood trauma and psychological legacy. #Healing #FamilyTree #GenHour

Here's my review of Women in exile in early modern Europe and the Americas, edited by Linda Levy Peck and Adrianna E. Bakos - you can read/ download it for free www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #skystorians #EarlyModernHistory #women #exile

🚨 LAST CHANCE Pledges close: 8 PM BST TODAY! 🚨 ✅ Preorder the book & exclusive collector’s editions. ✅ Discover untold stories of British children in isolation hospitals. ✅ Save a forgotten chapter of history. 👉 tinyurl.com/4968he9e #UntoldStories #Genealogy #PreserveThePast #HistoricalNonfiction

Last Chance! Closes midnight, 4 August BST. Discover a story of resilience, reflection, and triumph midnight, 👉 Read more and be part of this heartfelt project: tinyurl.com/4968he9e Let’s ensure these stories are remembered—and the lessons learned. #HistoricalMemoir #Medical #FamilyHistory #TB

⏳ 2 days left 'Yet': A Story of Triumph Over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability blends family history & psychology to preserve the voices of thousands of children infected with bovine TB & forgotten by history. 👉 Read more tinyurl.com/4968he9e #Memoir #ForgottenStories #Genealogy #TB

From 2-year-old HarryTB battle in 1937 to the heartbreak at Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm, bovine tuberculosis still devastates families & farmers. Behind every outbreak are stories of resilience—like Harry’s—and a warning: TB’s human toll remains, past and present. #bovineTB #AntibioticResistance

⏳ 2 days left 'Yet': A Story of Triumph Over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability blends family history & psychology to preserve the voices of thousands of children infected with bovine TB & forgotten by history. 👉 Read more tinyurl.com/4968he9e #Memoir #ForgottenStories #Genealogy #TB

📖 A forgotten chapter of British history. Kids separated from their families for years to be treated for bovine TB from unpasteurised milk. A story of ultimate triumph over disability. 👉 tinyurl.com/4968he9e #familyhistory #MemoirWithHeart #HistoricalResilience #BooksWorthReading #Disability

📖 A forgotten chapter of British history. Kids separated from their families for years to be treated for bovine TB from unpasteurised milk. A story of ultimate triumph over disability. 👉 tinyurl.com/4968he9e #familyhistory #MemoirWithHeart #HistoricalResilience #BooksWorthReading #Disability

📖 A forgotten chapter of British history. Kids separated from their families for years to be treated for bovine TB from unpasteurised milk. A story of ultimate triumph over disability. 👉 tinyurl.com/4968he9e #familyhistory #MemoirWithHeart #HistoricalResilience #BooksWorthReading #Disability

#genhour. If I do a search for genhour I'm seeing posts 6 days old. What am I doing wrong, please?

Hi #GenHour, I'm keen to get back to writing about Mary a relative who started a recipe book in 1860, but my published books need attention, sigh. Anyone have any resources for Vistorian middle-class women, please?

🕊️ “I can’t… yet.” This mantra shaped my father, Harry, as he overcame childhood isolation, disability, and stigma to build a life of purpose & love. 'Yet' is the story of 1000s of children who endured long stays in hospital because governments failed. 👉 tinyurl.com/4968he9e #Genealogy #Memoir #TB

🌾 Sowing the Seeds of History Join us online Sat 30 Aug for a day of talks exploring the lives of agricultural labourers across Britain. Dig into the roots of rural life! 🎟 Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Ev... #Genealogy #AgLab #FamilyHistory #GenHour

🕊️ “I can’t… yet.” This mantra shaped my father, Harry, as he overcame childhood isolation, disability, and stigma to build a life of purpose & love. 'Yet' is the story of 1000s of children who endured long stays in hospital because governments failed. 👉 tinyurl.com/4968he9e #Genealogy #Memoir #TB

Fascinating, informative, but terrifying and dismaying... The unknown chapter of [childhood bovine TB] suffered by my late husband has now been written." – Mary 'Yet': history, family, and the human spirit. Save this forgotten chapter of history now! 👉 Read more: tinyurl.com/4968he9e #Memoir #TB

💔 Unpasteurised milk was once a leading killer of children because governments failed to act. 'Yet' shares Harry's story—of separation, trauma, & ultimately, triumph. Save forgotten history. 👉 Read more here: tinyurl.com/4968he9e #ChildhoodTrauma #Memoir #BovineTuberculosis #FamilyResilience #TB

📖 In the spirit of Angela’s Ashes and Educated, Yet delivers an unflinching look at childhood hardship and triumph. Support this mission to preserve history and give a voice to the silenced children. 👉 tinyurl.com/4968he9e #FamilyHistory #Memoir #Resilience #HistoricalVoices #TraumaAndTriumph #TB

Heartfelt memoir: Harry overcame childhood isolation & disability with resilience & determination. It’s also the story of thousands of children like him, whose voices deserve to be heard. 👉Read the first 2 chapters: tinyurl.com/4968he9e #KickstarterBooks #FamilyHistory #ForgottenVoices #Resilience

Heartfelt memoir: Harry overcame childhood isolation & disability with resilience & determination. It’s also the story of thousands of children like him, whose voices deserve to be heard. 👉Read the first 2 chapters: tinyurl.com/4968he9e #KickstarterBooks #FamilyHistory #ForgottenVoices #Resilience

1930s-40s many children were torn from families for treatment for bovine TB, causing deep emotional and physical scars. 'Yet' shares 2-year-old Harry’s story and others forgotten by history. Let's preserve these powerful lessons. 👉 tinyurl.com/4968he9e #FamilyHistory #TraumaAndResilience #Genealogy

"I can’t… yet" was my father, Harry’s mantra as he battled for years as a child hospitalized for TB when countless children endured trauma, neglect, & stigma. Let's learn & save this shameful chapter of British history. tinyurl.com/4968he9e #MemoirWriting #HistoricalMemoir #ForgottenHistory #TB

One thing I've learned over the years is to behave as if something is possible, despite the voice of an inner saboteur bringing me down. This evening I celebrate 🎉, mourn dad anew and count my blessings.

LAST CHANCE! Campaign closes 8 PM, Tue 22 July. Help publish ‘Yet’, a memoir of resilience, trauma, and triumph over exclusion. Let’s honour the children who spent months & years in hospital separated from their parents. 🌟 👉 [bit.ly/YetHarry] #DisabilityHistory #Resilience #Memoir #ForgottenHistory

Tomorrow’s the final chance to support ‘Yet’, a powerful story of resilience, trauma, & disability. Let’s push its campaign over £1,000 & ensure these unheard voices are preserved for future generations. ⏳ 👉 bit.ly/YetHarry #TrueStories #DisabilityAwareness #AncestryHour #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

🥛 Raw Milk Isn’t Worth It My father’s life was changed forever by bovine TB from raw milk. His story, told in Yet, is a powerful reminder of why pasteurisation matters. Let’s protect our children. 👉 tinyurl.com/26s228hy #HealthFirst #Pasteurization #RawMilk #Memoir #Medical

1930s Pasteurization saved lives. Raw milk caused outbreaks of bovine TB, brucellosis & more. My book, 'Yet', shares my father’s story of surviving infected milk, acquired disability & years of hospitalization. Read more: tinyurl.com/3ruwfdsy #FoodSafety #PublicHealth #HistoryMatters #1930sLife #TB

1935: A 7-month-old Harry laughed in the sidecar of a tandem bike, wind on his face, his parents joy-filled pedalled toward adventure. They had no idea milk would disable Harry. ‘Yet’ captures Harry’s journey of triumph over unimaginable challenges. tinyurl.com/3ruwfdsy #Resilience #Inspiration

1930s Pasteurization saved lives. Raw milk caused outbreaks of bovine TB, brucellosis & more. My book, 'Yet', shares my father’s story of surviving infected milk, acquired disability & years of hospitalization. Read more: tinyurl.com/3ruwfdsy #FoodSafety #PublicHealth #HistoryMatters #1930sLife #TB

1930s Pasteurization saved lives. Raw milk caused outbreaks of bovine TB, brucellosis & more. My book, 'Yet', shares my father’s story of surviving infected milk, acquired disability & years of hospitalization. Read more: tinyurl.com/3ruwfdsy #FoodSafety #PublicHealth #HistoryMatters #1930sLife #TB

Summer 1935: little Harry sat in the sidecar of his parents’ tandem bike going from Sheffield to Wales. Life was good. But Harry’s life would acquire a disability from bovine TB. 📖 ‘Yet’ tells his incredible story. ⏳ tinyurl.com/3ruwfdsy #Inspiration #Resilience #TrueStory #Trauma #Genealogy #TB

On 18 July 1937, May Drabble’s life changed forever. Her 2-year-old son, Harry, was diagnosed with bovine tuberculosis and taken to hospital, where he would spend years in isolation. May’s agony, Harry’s resilience—‘Yet’ tells their story. 🎯Read 1st 2 chapters: tinyurl.com/2ndtfcm8 #Genealogy #TB

Mary thought her husband never loved her—until she read 'Yet', months after his death. Childhood trauma had left him unable to trust or love. 📖 Yet shares powerful, untold stories like his. Support or read 2 chapters: 🔗 tinyurl.com/y7bp8tyc #Trauma #MentalHealth #Books #Memoir #FamilyHistory

🛑 Raw milk isn’t a health trend—it’s a risk. My father’s story in 'Yet' shows how unpasteurized milk caused years of trauma and isolation from bovine TB. Pasteurization saves lives. Read the 1st 2 chapters: tinyurl.com/y7bp8tyc #FoodSafety #PasteurizedMilk #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Memoir #TB

🚨 Raw Milk: A Forgotten Danger At the turn of the 20th century, bovine TB killed 15,000 Americans annually—mostly children. Pasteurisation saved lives, but raw milk is making a dangerous comeback. Read 2 chapters tinyurl.com/5n87hsfa #PublicHealth #FoodSafety #RawMilkRisks #Pasteurisation