Looking through my uncle's papers
Jul. 5th, 2008 08:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chrishansenhomeI was looking through my uncle's papers, and found not only my great-grandparents' marriage certificate (I think I'd seen that before), but also a couple of things that made me think:
First was a letter from my great-uncle Hervey to his parents. The thing was, it was in pencil and it was written from prison, where he was doing time for theft. I haven't transcribed it yet, but I think it's worth it.
Second was a letter from my grandfather to his parents, i which he talks about his education, his work (I think it must have been in the late 1920's, after my uncle was born and in the midst of the Great Depression). Very touching.
I don't think there's much more to discover, but as he wanted me to have his books and papers, I'll see what I can do to preserve and use them.
PS: My uncle's phone just rang, and I answered it with a bit of trepidation, as I was dreading having to tell someone else that he'd died. Fortunately, it was a wrong number. Narrow escape!
First was a letter from my great-uncle Hervey to his parents. The thing was, it was in pencil and it was written from prison, where he was doing time for theft. I haven't transcribed it yet, but I think it's worth it.
Second was a letter from my grandfather to his parents, i which he talks about his education, his work (I think it must have been in the late 1920's, after my uncle was born and in the midst of the Great Depression). Very touching.
I don't think there's much more to discover, but as he wanted me to have his books and papers, I'll see what I can do to preserve and use them.
PS: My uncle's phone just rang, and I answered it with a bit of trepidation, as I was dreading having to tell someone else that he'd died. Fortunately, it was a wrong number. Narrow escape!
