I have had an online account for several years, have been contacted by a relation in South Africa who has provided me with lots more information. Very exciting!
I recently found some letters sent to me some time ago by cousins. One of my cousins sent me a copy of the family tree and with it enclosed a beautiful letter. Reading this letter through I discovered some more information, given by 'Maurice'.
Who is 'Maurice'?
I am intrigued .........
While looking for some images for a swap, I found some postcards that my Mother had saved. Really old ones ........
My Mother was born in 1905, she was the youngest child with three older brothers, and these cards go waaaayyyy back.
Some were sent in 1916, some were hand delivered. There are cards from her Mother and Father, brothers, friends and cousins.Therein lies another mystery or two .....
There's one from cousin Amy and cousin Hilda - very young writing but no date - I don't remember any mention of these cousins.
Some 21st Birthday cards - one from cousin Lily and another from Auntie A (could be G) - there is an address on Auntie A so I will try to sort that one out.
There is also a 21st card from cousin Mabel.
yeah!! I remember going to visit cousin Mabel (Auntie to me) when I was very young. She is listed on my family tree along with her son Eric.
I hope to show off these postcards on Cardius Bloggus where they will be copyrighted to me as these are.
UPDATE: I have since found out that Maurice is another cousin - on my Father's side of the family.
Good luck with your ancestry research – that can be a fascinating endeavor. I like your vintage postcards. These type postcards cannot be copyrighted to you ( but you can link them to you) – because they are too old and now are in public domain. I have been collecting vintage postcards since a wee girl and now have thousands. They are a lots of fun.
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