tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post6638680508768238687..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Waterloo bicentenary Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-1887161492322202002015-06-20T22:48:00.808+01:002015-06-20T22:48:00.808+01:00I think that would be quite exciting - as long as ...I think that would be quite exciting - as long as they hadn't been transported for anything to nasty. I like the scrapbooks and ephemera people keep, sometimes far more than more obviously valuable heirlooms. That bit of paper was such a tangible link with the past, it really was goosebump stuff Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-4870505784868617992015-06-20T12:24:50.880+01:002015-06-20T12:24:50.880+01:00I wonder if the 100th anniversary was the catalyst...I wonder if the 100th anniversary was the catalyst for your clipping - presumably it was an anniversary made even more poignant by 1915's events. But how even more fascinating if there is a family connection there for you to discover. (In Australia it was very trendy during the Bicentennial year to find yourself a convict ancestor...) skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.com