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Category Archives: Family history
Love Letters
Nearly 10 years ago, I was contacted by a stamp collector, who’d found a letter to my father, Haydn, from his father, Les, among a bulk lot of first day covers bought at auction. I wrote about this extraordinary story … Continue reading
Posted in Family history
Tagged fathers, first day cover, gratitude, Haydn Joseph Savage, Leslie Joseph Savage, stamp collecting
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Olga Elizabeth Whelan
Today marks 100 years since my grandmother Olga Elizabeth Whelan (née Patten) was born. Although she died in 2006, a few months shy of her 90th birthday, my memories of her remain fond and vivid. I knew her as Nana, … Continue reading
Tin Can Mail and the drive to communicate
Today I delivered a letter to my father Haydn Savage that his father Leslie Savage had written to him almost 75 years ago. I planned to write this up as an example of the enduring power of the written word. But … Continue reading
Ruby Vine
It’s funny the things that remind you of someone. In the case of my paternal grandmother, whom I called Mumma, the sight of garden beds edged in concrete combined with a well manicured lawn bring the memories flooding back. These … Continue reading
Posted in Family history
Tagged Angela Savage, Clive Savage, Haydn Savage, Leslie Joseph Savage, Luke Savage, Maud Wallace, Ruby Vine Wallace, Vine Savage
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