About this website

What is a "when-we"?

A 'When-we' is a friendly chat sharing recollections of a long-past event with others. Have a look at the definition of Whenwe on Wikipedia.

This particular When-We is a collection of stories about the Stokoe/Hunt family's life in Kenya between 1950 and 1980. It also includes a potted history of some individual family members and stories relating to their British connections. The stories are written by and based on the recollections of Janet Stokoe, using the huge legacy of photos, slides and cine films created by Muriel Stokoe and uploaded to this website, Nick Stokoe. It was originally created in 2013 but was reviewed and updated in July 2019.

Why did we make this?

Do you ever feel ignorant about your own family? Some of us do. Jan and I hope to capture some family background and historical anecdotes - for the benefit of younger generations and the general regalement. The broad message is: don't dismiss your memories as humdrum trivia, nor assume them to be common knowledge, lest they become forgotten, and your parents and grandparents become names with no colour or dimension. Please share what you know. Maybe what is here already will serve to jog your memories and encourage you to write some of them down? Great literature or otherwise, we'd still love to hear your stories ..... and your comments on ours!

So Read On ......

just to explain how the website is organised: stories can be accessed through the links on the right of this page OR by clicking on the 'memoirs' heading above; photos are incorporated in each relevant story but can also be viewed alone (in a random selection) by clicking the 'pictures' heading; the mini cine films (about 50 of them) are also included in the relevant stories but have been uploaded to You Tube so can also be viewed without having to read all the stories.