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Sailor's letter arrives a century later and delivered to WWI seaman's great granddaughter
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| February 23, 2014
Posted on 02/22/2014 7:33:33 AM PST by NYer
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posted on
02/22/2014 7:33:33 AM PST
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NYer
To: GreyFriar
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posted on
02/22/2014 7:34:27 AM PST
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NYer
("The wise man is the one who can save his soul. - St. Nimatullah Al-Hardini)
To: NYer
I've been to Kirkwall. It is at 59 degrees North latitude and it was midsummer so it was light very late in the evening. There is a cathedral there honoring St. Magnus, a "martyr" (actually murdered by his cousin who was his rival for power). There is an Old Norse saga, the Orkneyinga Saga, about the earls of Orkney, which is available in English translation.
To: NYer
That’s some very nice handwriting.
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02/22/2014 7:49:17 AM PST
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Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: Moonman62
Thats some very nice handwriting. In the not too distant past, Penmanship was an integral part of the English curriculum. My 1st grade composition book contains exercises intended to prepare us to learn cursive writing. With the arrival of automation, educational methods shifted and penmanship, as a course, was abandoned.
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posted on
02/22/2014 8:06:29 AM PST
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NYer
("The wise man is the one who can save his soul. - St. Nimatullah Al-Hardini)
To: NYer; zot
thank you for the ping. Yes, quite interesting.
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posted on
02/22/2014 8:30:09 AM PST
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GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: GreyFriar
Thanks for the ping. Very interesting and a fine use of the Internet.
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posted on
02/22/2014 9:02:15 AM PST
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zot
To: zot; GreyFriar; SunkenCiv
Very interesting and a fine use of the Internet. Over the span of several years, I have attempted to corroborate my family's oral tradition via census records on Ancestry.com. Not only did it prove to be true, I also discovered a missing relative. With most of my ancestors now deceased, I had abandoned hope of every locating photographs of my great great grandparents. Then, I came across the name of a cousin, only one generation removed. Out of curiosity, I googled his name followed by the word 'obit'. Up came a record in FL from a funeral home. My cousin had passed away only 2 months earlier. Perhaps he had left behind some photographs and family records. With nothing to lose, I emailed the funeral home. They said they would pass the request on to the individual handling his estate. Two weeks later, two boxes arrived, packed with albums, papers and loose photos. A note inside the box stated that my cousin did not realize he had any living relatives. In fact, the items in the box had been scheduled to be shredded on the very day my email request arrived. My hands trembled as I sifted through these pictures, looking for the oldest ones. Finally, after a lifetime of searching, I looked down at the photos of my great great grandparents. I knew the story of their personal struggle but now they looked back at me. This "treasure" might have been lost forever, were it not for the internet.
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posted on
02/22/2014 10:21:17 AM PST
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NYer
("The wise man is the one who can save his soul. - St. Nimatullah Al-Hardini)
To: NYer
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02/22/2014 10:36:15 AM PST
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GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: NYer; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; ..
Thanks NYer for the ping, and for the interesting and touching personal story. This is a good weekly Digest list ping.
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02/22/2014 10:43:45 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
To: Moonman62
Thats some very nice handwriting. Uh oh! It's in cursive!
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posted on
02/22/2014 11:00:42 AM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
To: NYer
Great story, thanks for posting..
To: NYer
I wonder if she will release the contents of the letter when she gets it?
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posted on
02/22/2014 11:24:51 AM PST
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GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
To: NYer
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02/22/2014 11:26:27 AM PST
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GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
To: Moonman62
Thats some very nice handwriting. I'm amazed at some of the beautiful handwriting many old people have, even men who are notorious for having bad handwriting these days.
It was actually taught at one time and has become a lost art.
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02/22/2014 12:43:10 PM PST
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metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith....)
To: metmom
old people?
He might not have been old when he wrote it. :p
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posted on
02/22/2014 12:44:52 PM PST
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GeronL
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To: NYer
These kinds of stories always give me chills!
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02/22/2014 12:46:26 PM PST
by
workerbee
(The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1!)
To: GeronL
LOL!!!
Find a young person THESE days who can write like that.....
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posted on
02/22/2014 12:57:47 PM PST
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metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith....)
To: metmom
Young people today can’t even spell, they tweet things like H8 for hate and stuff.
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02/22/2014 1:08:46 PM PST
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GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
To: workerbee
These kinds of stories always give me chills! See my personal experience at post #8
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posted on
02/22/2014 1:15:28 PM PST
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NYer
("The wise man is the one who can save his soul. - St. Nimatullah Al-Hardini)
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