Monthly Archives: March 2012

Sepia Saturday 119 – Work

Posted on 31/03/2012 by

This week’s Sepia Saturday theme is Work.  Whatever interpretation of work you wish to write about.  Here’s mine… I previously posted some photos of Douglas and Elsie glammed-up (I still haven’t got over the black lace Madonna-style evening gloves) for various … Continue reading →

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Seeking relatives of a Canadian pilot killed in WWII crash – Part 2

Posted on 31/03/2012 by

As per my last post, I’m still appealing for help in tracing living relatives of Flt Lt Donald Banbury Douglas, a young Canadian airman who died in a plane crash while on a test flight in Banffshire, Scotland in 1945. … Continue reading →

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Canadian pilot killed in WWII crash – appeal for genealogy help please

Posted on 25/03/2012 by

Some of you will remember that I posted this time last year about Granny’s younger  brother, James, who was in the RAF and went missing during WWII.  Last week I was reading the Scottish Military Research Group’s blog post about … Continue reading →

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Sepia Saturday 118 – Going Out – no bagpipes please!

Posted on 23/03/2012 by

This week’s theme for Sepia Saturday is “going out”, as suggested by Liz Stratton of Attics and Old Lace.  I could have posted many photos of the family on outings to the playground, picnics, or fishing trips, but I chose a … Continue reading →

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Sepia Saturday 116 – Facial Hair – no, not mine

Posted on 10/03/2012 by

The theme for this week’s Sepia Saturday post is Facial Hair.  I’m not a big fan of the old Face Fungus – a bit of designer stubble is OK, but a man sporting the full “burst mattress” look  is likely … Continue reading →

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Sepia Saturday 115 – Fun and Games

Posted on 03/03/2012 by

This weeks Sepia Saturday inspiration comes from a 1904 photo of Korean women playing a board game.  I’ve raided Great Granny’s albums again, and while there are no photos of board games, Granny got up to various other activities with … Continue reading →

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