Category Archives: Family history

Love Letters

Posted on 17/05/2021 by Angela Savage

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 →

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Rhythm of Life: A tribute to my father

Posted on 26/12/2020 by Angela Savage

After what he called ‘a rich and relatively happy life’, my beloved father Haydn Savage died on 24 September 2020, less than two weeks after his 85th birthday. Last weekend, we were finally able to celebrate his life with a … Continue reading →

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Olga Elizabeth Whelan

Posted on 04/02/2017 by Angela Savage

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 →

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Tin Can Mail and the drive to communicate

Posted on 19/01/2012 by Angela Savage

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 →

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Ruby Vine

Posted on 24/12/2011 by Angela Savage

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 →

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