GBA 135 The Osmaston Family

Summary: In this GBA Special we get better acquainted with The Osmaston Family. This episode is in a more documentary style and explores the posh part of my family history as I travel to the Osmaston family reunion to capture their memories of a quarter of my genetic heritage. A personal journey into the unknown territories of family history featuring rediscovered wartime diaries, the legacy of the British Empire, childhoods in India filled with tigers and elephants, engineering the industrial revolution, walking on graves, landed gentry, confronting the judgement of my 15 year old self and more. People I get better acquainted with in this episode include: June Hoy Stephen Nash Bill Wright Mark Giles Charles Wright John Osmaston Charles Nichols Henry Osmaston Jill Button Plugs: Doreen's Diary: http://www.doreensdiary.org.uk/ Three Posh Boys: http://goosefat101twitterspills.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/three-posh-boys.html Clive's episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-11-clive We mention: People's Assembly: http://thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/ Time Team: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/time-team St Pancras: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Pancras_railway_station Victoria Falls Bridge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Falls_Bridge Falkirk Wheel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel Cromford High Peak Railway: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromford_and_High_Peak_Railway Vauxhall Bridge: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Bridge Kirdford Church (St John the Bapist) http://www.achurchnearyou.com/kirdford/ You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review?