Zoom talks available. Short-notice enquiries are welcome.

Helen Baggott is an editor, speaker and writer from Dorset. Her most recent project is researching the stories behind postcards sent more than 100 years ago. So far, three collections of stories have been published as Posted in the Past, Posted in the Past – Second Delivery and Posted in the Past – Hands Across the Sea. Her most recent series, Memories from the Future, are genealogical novels – with all but a few characters traceable in vital documents and newspaper archives. The first book tells the story of Exmoor through the eyes of a visitor in 1911. The sequel will be set ten years later in Dorset.

She has written for regional magazines; national magazines include: This England, Discover Your Ancestors, Who Do You Think You Are?, Picture Postcard Monthly and The Card Scene, and has also contributed to Family Tree magazine’s blog. Her work has been recognised by national newspapers as both a Postcard and Heirloom Detective.

Through the power of Zoom, Helen speaks to groups on both sides of the Atlantic and Australia. She has been a speaker at a number of online genealogy shows and a guest speaker for the Society of Genealogists.

All talks are illustrated, mainly with postcards. In-person talks require either a screen or plain wall suitable for a projector’s images (a projector can be provided if the venue doesn’t have one). Fees begin at £55 (plus travelling expenses).

Short-notice enquiries are welcome, especially for Zoom. Email is the preferred method of contact.