This card from 1907 was sent to the Cruttenden address, but not to a member of the family. It is to a Miss D Miller who appears to be staying at the address while on holiday. How did it come to be amongst a bunch of Cruttenden postcards? Perhaps one of the family found it attractive and asked to keep it. It has a curious metallic finish.
When To Hyphenate?
This card from 1913 involves names that sound as if they should be hyphenated, but weren't. This causes potential confusion, especially for the researcher. It also has connections to early British automobile manufacture and Roget's Thesaurus. And correct use of a colon.
The Cruttenden Collection Part 4
This is the fourth card in the Cruttenden Collection and you obviously had to be there.
Bad Weather In Scotland In June 1919
This is a card sent in 1919 from someone called Phoebe on holiday in Scotland.
The Cruttenden Collection Part 3
This 1907 card is the third in the Cruttenden Collection. The message seems somewhat redundant. The building in the picture is now a private convent school.
1913 Some Apples Are On The Move In Somerset
This card from 1913 is basically a text about a consignment of apples sent to Mary Elizabeth Barrett's aunt Georgianna.
The Cruttenden Collection Part 2
This is the second card in a series related to the Cruttenden family of Hastings. In this card from 1906, an unidentified sender reports that they have arrived safely in Holloway.
A Happy Birthday from Grandma
This simple card from 1910 is from a grandmother to a 21 year old woman in Hull. Interestingly, although it was fully addressed but never had a stamp put on it and it was never posted.
The Cruttenden Collection Part 1
This is the first card in a series of 13 related to the Cruttenden family of Hasting. The card spans 3 generations. It was sent by a grandmother to her 8 year old granddaughter.
Emily or Maude
This is a simple birthday card from 1912. Simple except that the girl's name is Emily but she prefers here middle name Maude.
A Little Girl In Cumbria
This 1912 card has a story behind it. All the facts are not known, but it is possible to fill in the gaps in your head.
UNTRACED: Addressed To A Bank
Sometimes there just aren't enough clues on a postcard. In this case from 1909, the card was sent from South Africa to a bank in Walthamstow for someone called Mrs Iveson.
I Shall Be Round Tomorrow
This is a simple card from 1906 sent a few miles across London advising of a visit on the next day. It is something that would be texted today.
UNTRACED: A Coded Message
The characters involved in this 1906 card cannot be traced. This is a real shame because at the top of the text there is what looks like a coded message.
Sent From Active Service In 1944
This card is fascinating because it was sent by an RAF serviceman on active service at a base in Gloucestershire in 1944 during World War II.
The Fourth And Final Wardle Card
This is the last of four cards sent to Alan Griffith Wardle and his wife Monica Gertrude Wardle nee Kenrick. This one was sent in 1972 to Monica. It was sent by the same person, Hil, that sent one to Alan in 1961. Hil's identity is not confirmed. The four cards together tell a story of Alan and Monica living on the Wirral and then in the Lake District with time spent also in North Wales where Monica died in 1973, a year after the last card was sent.
The Third Alan Wardle Card
This card was sent in 1972 and is unusual because it was re-addressed. It is the third card addressed to Alan Griffith Wardle and this is from his wife, Monica.
The Second Alan Wardle Card
This card from 1961 is the second in a series of four cards sent to Alan Griffith Wardle. Like the first it shows a view of the Lake District. For the first card, in 1947, Alan was living in Heswall on the Wirral peninsular. This time he is in Grasmere, Cumbria.
A Remarkable Coincidence And The Start Of A Story
This 1947 card is the first of four related of Alan Griffith Wardle and Monica Gertrude Kenrick. The coincidence is that Monica happens to be the niece of the recipient of another card in this collection, Annie Elizabeth Kenrick. The two cards were brought is completely different parts of the county (Grasmere in the case of Annie and Colwyn Bay in the case of Alan) but the places are linked by the narrative.
An Unusual New Year Card in 1916 Yorkshire
This card looks striking and unusual. It looks like the sort of card a husband would send his wife, but that is not the case here. Whoever M Cottingham was, he or she did not end up marrying Kathleen Halstead. And what was their connection to Sheffield?
