From left, Linda Clarke, Alyssa Griffiths, Mary Edwards, Evelyn Boliver, Anne Harriet Edwards and Carol Hinton. Photoshopped six generations image with Peppa
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A mother and daughter discovering our roots

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Eye on the Past combines our own family history research with wider history, heritage and place-based stories from Wrexham and beyond. Use the Search box to look for surnames, places or topics, or explore the clickable categories throughout the site.
"We inherit from our ancestors gifts so often taken for granted. Each of us contains within this inheritance of soul. We are links between the ages, containing past and present expectations, sacred memories and future promise."
- Edward Sellner

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October 18, 2026
Beaugency and Eleanor of Aquitaine
By Linda Griffiths

We hadn't particularly planned to visit Beaugency, but discovering its connection with Eleanor of Aquitaine changed everything. Inside the 12th-century church of Notre-Dame, history suddenly joined up with our visit to Richard the Lionheart's Château Gaillard the day before.

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