Simon Howard, a man from Norfolk, England, loves researching family trees. It began with his own ancestry and morphed into a curiosity about people he has never met. The individuals are often chosen at random, making it that much more fascinating when he explores their lives.

Everyone, of course, has a rich tapestry of history. It doesn’t matter if someone was world famous or never left their small town; each story is equally important. But as time marches on, it can sometimes be tough to remember the tiny details that make up a person’s life. Howard is setting out to remedy this, at least in part.

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George and Reginald Bailey

In a clip recently posted to his Instagram account, Howard explains he’s going to pick a “random grave and research their life.” The camera follows him around a large graveyard, which he then describes: “The cemetery is huge. And after a while, we noticed an overgrown section over in the back.”

He stands in front of a headstone and says, “I’ve chosen the grave of George and Reginald Bailey, who passed away in 1934. I’m now going to go home and research their lives.”

And that he does. He shares George’s story in particular:

“George Samuel Bailey was born in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England, in 1904 and his brother, Reginald, in 1911. They also had a brother, James, and a........

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