A tablet and printed research notes on a desk with a pen

October 11, 2026 · 10 min

The bakers and carters are never in the big books. Here is where they are.

How I find the ordinary people

Newsletter

The Old Town Notebook

One long read every Sunday about an old town, a castle or an ordinary person from the past, sent to your inbox.

One email every Sunday. Unsubscribe any time.

“The one email I open the day it lands.”

A reader

More posts