Helen Baggott

Helen Baggott is a speaker and writer from Dorset. She talks to groups on both sides of the Atlantic about genealogy and postcards - the true stories based on her books.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 a 'postcard detective' in I newspaper...See more

Helen Baggott is a speaker and writer from Dorset. She talks to groups on both sides of the Atlantic about genealogy and postcards - the true stories based on her books.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 a 'postcard detective' in I newspaper and an 'heirloom detective' in the Mail on Sunday's You magazine.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.She now writes mainly about genealogy and postcards. Her series, Posted in the Past, reveals the true stories written on postcards sent more than a hundred years ago. The second in the series, Second Delivery, includes stories that link to families in America and the War of Independence and Civil War. The Mayflower Connection tells the story of the Pilgrims through postcards sent centuries later.In the most recent book, Hands Across the Sea, Helen explores how our ancestors reached out around the world - either through emigration, business or for holidays. See less