Tag Archives: Canada

Salisbury Plain

Posted on November 30, 2019 by brushedwithmystery

Colonel Bedell on Salisbury Plain- another found family photo..

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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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(1917) A Letter Home…

Posted on February 16, 2014 by brushedwithmystery

A letter home; grandfather to his mother in Merrickville, Ontario.  The journal says that they traveled to England in 1916.  She and her daughter (Beatrice) must have gone home at some point. Leaving grandfather to remain in England. He must … Continue reading →

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Chapter 1: Grandfather’s Journal

Posted on February 15, 2014 by brushedwithmystery

(I found one of my grandfather’s journals while I was looking in a bin of family artifacts. It was written in a service book. It seems fitting somehow as the anniversary of the First World War approaches.  This, combined now … Continue reading →

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Canadian Children’s Primer from 1920

Posted on March 12, 2013 by brushedwithmystery
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