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how brilliant Florence - that'll keep you occupied for hours <3

Hi all,

I would just like to share something with all of you.

I had uncle who emigrated to Australia at the young age of 16. He settled and married an Australia lady and they had one daughter,my first cousin.
Over the years we have exchanged many letters, photos etc and then in 2000 my uncle sadly died followed even moreso by his daughter aged 48.

Since then my aunty has kept in touch regularly. she is now 93 and has been clearing out with help from another cousin, all the family photos etc of our family from britain.

As i am the only one who has been researching the family tree, she decided to send me everything that my Uncle had collated over the years.

I received 3 family albums all in perfect condition. Everything labelled . As he also started the fam tree long before me, there were certificates that I didnt have and loads of info im still going through. many photos are still in the original mounts and are as good as the day they were taken.

Its like an alladin's cave! i have now pictures of gr grt family i had never seen.

I wish everyones grandparents etc would be so particular in keeping records, it really has helped me enormously fill many gaps i couldnt.

This has been a real treasure trove and I will always be grateful to aunty and to the post office for delivering it safe and all in one piece.

i have sorted the photos and sent some to my mum and her two sisters and they were delighted, so everyone was happy.

Sorry to waffle on,it;s just im so happy to have been given this wonderful gift.

Florence
in the hebrides :-) :-)