There were two cards sent to differentpeople at the same address in Ilford on the same day in 1909. One was to Mrs Mary Ann Ellen McCarthy nee Andrews. One was to someone called Miss S Wadsworth who cannot be identified beyond the name.
An Unremarkable Postcard From A Seaside Holiday In Ramsgate
It's July 1907 in Ramsgate and the weather is cold.
Hop Picking in Kent
This 1912 card makes a couple of references to hop picking in Kent. This was a big industry for the area as was explosives. The disappointing part of this card is that the name Taylor has proved very difficult to research in this instance and it has not been possible to find out what happened to Florence and her siblings.
Blank Sir Henry Irving Card
There seem to be a lot of postcards of Sir Henry Irving
From Bert to Beat
This card from 1908 is one of the shortest and genuinely sweetest in the collection. I really hope it finds its owner.
The final Daisy Hartnall postcard
This is the last Daisy Hartnall postcard to be added to the site. It is not the last chronologically and dates from April 1908.
What does "love from the Buckapie" mean?
This 1911 card revealed the Lightfoots as a family of caterers but did not reveal the nature of "the Buckapie".
Daisy Hartnall in 1907
This 1907 card is another in the Daisy Hartnall gallery. It was sent to Daisy by someone called Marie and their relationship feels a bit strained. In 1907 Daisy was 20 years old. I wonder what she had done to receive a postcard that was a little bit admonishing.
Chin Up Dearie
This 1911 card has some curious aspects in the message and a frustratingly unclear signature.
The Blank Cards Gallery
Sometimes you get some great looking or interesting cards that have not been used. A new gallery has been set up for them. And the first one is this cracker.
The Daisy Hartnall Gallery
There are now 8 cards received by Daisy aka Marguerite Hartnall in the period 1906-1908. They have now been given their own Gallery. (As of today only 5 of the 8 have their own page and the others will follow shortly) Why have they survived? Where have they been before they turned up in a book shop in Greenwich? Daisy married in 1921 and died in 1967. Her husband died in 1943. Her son died in 1997.
Home Tomorrow
This 1908 card is frustrating. It is the second card from this sender who remains unidentified. The recipient is Daisy Hartnall who has a number of cards on the site.
A Tantalisingly Unclear Story
Behind this 1906 card there is a story which is not possible to unpick. Why is Ethel Fort referring to her mother who has been dead for two years in a card to Mary McCarthy? I wish I knew.
A Tragic Story From WWI
This 1909 card tells part of the story of a young man killed at the battle of the Somme in 1916. Baugust is an unusual surname. Ronald Henry Baugust might have been one of the last.
Defeated by the handwriting
This card from 1904 has proved to be too big a job to untangle. The handwriting looks clear but you cannot decipher the surname. The address does not appear to exist or at least is not official. The sender is known only as Auntie Nellie and there is no indication as to whether she lived near where the card was sent or was just visiting. All in all, this has been too big a challenge.
How long did it take by train from Cambridge to London
This 1915 card tells us that it took about 90 minutes to get from Cambridge to London by train.
A Railway Theme
This card, featuring a train with added illustrations, was sent in 1930 by an aunt to the granddaughter of a man who at one time was secretary of the Havana railway.
Deeply Sinister
This 1905 card from the Irish Republic is deeply sinister. The babies look so creepy. And when you consider that this was used as a Christmas Card it somehow feels worse. I would shudder if I received this on Christmas Eve.
Local in Oxford
This 1904 card is interesting because "Local" is written in the address to help the postman. It is also intriguing because there is a whole story to be uncovered relating to the recipients younger sister, her marriages and her life in India. But that story won't be told here.
What is the Camp Series?
The 1905 card to Miss A R Mallett (probably Azubah Rhoda) in York refers to something called the Camp Series. There are no indications as to what is meant by this reference. I am stumped.
