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Grandfather’s Journal 1916

Posted on March 15, 2014 by brushedwithmystery

Shortly after I had arrived at Barnet the weather became colder and one clear frosty, Sunday morning Dick came and informed us all that there was ice on Totteridge Long Pond. Mrs. Lattimer readily gave me permission to spend the … Continue reading →

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Graves at Estaples

Posted on March 15, 2014 by brushedwithmystery
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Granfather’s Journal (16 years old): Chapter 5

Posted on February 21, 2014 by brushedwithmystery

Soon afterwards I commenced to go to Queen Elisabeth Grammar School in High Barnet. It was not a real boarding school but the headmaster took in a few boys and I was duly installed as one of the few. The … Continue reading →

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A Captured Trench

Posted on February 21, 2014 by brushedwithmystery

My family seemed to know that they were a part of history; not that they were notables  or history makers for anyone other than their own loving family, but a disproportionate amount of them (women included) seemed to have a … Continue reading →

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Bombarded Hospital in Estaples: World War One

Posted on February 20, 2014 by brushedwithmystery
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