The Eversdens' Past

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Click here to link to BRITISH HISTORY ON LINE - Great and Little Eversden

My Life by Terry Osborne Read Terry's fascinating account of his experience of growing up in the country (11.8.09)
More on Roman Eversden Link to Dominic Shelley's account of his experiences searching The Eversdens for signs of the Romans (23.6.09)
Pte Pauley's short life Louise Thompson has mined the internet and local archives with outstanding success (3.6.09)
From Mike Petty's "Looking Back" A few Eversdens incidents from the pages of the Cambridge Evening News 1897 onwards (28.7.08)
Another Dornier incident 1941 Breakfast rudely interrupted at Five Gables Farm by a bombing raid on a momentous day in 1940 (26.7.08)
Dornier Shot Down 1942 In 1942 a Dornier was shot down on the hill (West of the A603) after a bombing raid on Cambridge (20.7.08)
Pte Pauley's memorial St Helen's churchyard has a memorial stone , too.  Who was Private Pauley? Do you know? (24.8.07)
Pte Wallis's Grave St Mary's churchyard has a war grave. Who was Private Wallis? Do you know? (4.5.07)
Great Eversden A background to the beginning of Great Eversden by Sue Oosthuizen
The Leete Family The history of the Leete family who were based in the Eversden's
Eversden Manor An Inventory of Eversden Manor House (1397) by Sue Oosthuizen..
Roman Eversden A page of pictures showing an investigative dig in Great Eversden (21 8.06)
Francis Holcroft Reference to Francis Holcroft (1633 - 1692) whose plaque is in the village hall. (For more, key his name into Google) (5.9.06)
And for an intimate look at The Eversdens' past, read Quiet Lanes and Orchard Ends, the book of the Eversdens, produced and printed for the Millennium.