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Uncovering history one postcard at a time
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A Donald McGill from 1918

March 5, 2021

This card was sent from Preston to Northwich. It looks like it was meant to cheer up 10 year old Gerald Forster at the Lord Nelson pub.

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Tags 1918, Postcard, Donald McGill, Mcgill, Forster, Moore, Emmett, Lord Nelson, Witton Street, Northwich, Cheshire, Preston, Lanacashire
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I Hope You Understand About Your Box

March 18, 2020

The message on this 1909 card between two sisters raises a whole heap of questions. What was significant about the box and what happened to it?

And who knew Speaking Tube Braider was an occupation?

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Tags 1909, postcard, Moore, Canonbury, London, Ramsgate, Kent
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A Love Letter With A Link To Call The Midwife

May 4, 2018

This card from 1905 is a love letter to someone who later may have featured in Call The Midwife story lines.

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Tags postcard, 1905, Moore, Keynsham, Somerset, Bath, Community Of St John The Divine
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Hee Haw

December 28, 2017

This is an example of bantz from 1910. However, there are unanswered questions about the significance of the donkey and the wording.

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Tags postcard, 1910, Moore, Wood Green, Finsbury Park, Donkey
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