Redwing Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I received a letter (on proper paper - remember them?) from my best friend today Sadly her father passed away some years ago but recently when my friend and her mum were cleaning out their garage (which is vast) they found an old suitcase which must have been placed there by her dad years ago and which they had never seen before - it was filled with papers and letters from the beginning of last century written by members of my friends family One letter was written by her great uncle (who was 19 at the time) from the trenches with a surprising amount of good humour, another described his wedding in 1926 There were also photos, drawngs and medals What a wonderful bit of family history brought alive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 How lovely. It must have been very moving to find it read through them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Wow, how wonderful, i bet there was a few tears shed that day Memories can be so emotional but happy at the same time. and history when its so close and personal, yep, wonderful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 That's a real treasure trove. More interesting than piles of coins. I would spend so much time reading through all that. Your friend must feel very lucky to have such a tangible link to her past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 What a lovely thing to find . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 what a wonderful archive, I do hope that they get published. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 How fab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 How lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
