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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Sepia Saturday 119 – Work
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
Posted in Photos, Sepia Saturday
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Seeking relatives of a Canadian pilot killed in WWII crash – Part 2
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
Posted in Photos
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Canadian pilot killed in WWII crash – appeal for genealogy help please
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
Posted in Photos
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Sepia Saturday 118 – Going Out – no bagpipes please!
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
Posted in Photos, Sepia Saturday
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Sepia Saturday 116 – Facial Hair – no, not mine
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
Posted in Great Granny's album, Photos, Sentimental Sunday
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Sepia Saturday 115 – Fun and Games
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
Posted in Great Granny's album
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