I’ve been publishing old letters from the 1940’s during the Second World War to the Remembrance Day channel on NowPublic and it’s been a very enjoyable experience for me, reading those words from decades ago and reflecting on how different the world is and appreciating the history of my family. My grandmother loved writing – that was one thing that she and I always had in common. One of the first gifts I remember getting from her was a thesaurus and dictionary, because I wanted to be a writer from such a young age. I still have them too!
Here are the links to the letters I have so far if anyone is interested – they’re all quite good reads, especially the one written by my grandma about her trip to Quebec. My uncle sent me some great old family photographs as well.
October 15, 1944 in Quebec Part 2 (it was a long letter!)
Also, this press clipping from the Times in 1943 about my grandpa is really neat. My oldest brother looks exactly like him, it’s a bit eerie.
