Loved this Bryan. And great photos! (Your family's experience parallels mine to some extent.) We forget what, (and who) it took to build this country; the things they saw and the things they did - all before any of the technology we take for granted. Thanks for sharing, really enjoyed the post.
Oooo, perhaps you are related in some way to Oscar Wilde's wife, also a Holland.
Not absolutely sure if Holland was her family name - that she reverted to - or a random choice of "new" name after the scandal broke? She was Constance Holland, a lovely and fascinating woman in her own right. Interesting!
Loved all of this Bryan, of course, but the photos are especially precious - I envy you that you know so much about your ancestors. Mine were not big on photos, letters OR stories.
Thanks, Sue. My grandmother was orphaned at a young age, and she and my great-great-uncle Bert shared a tremendous sense of family and the importance of maintaining family history. Fortunately, my mother and her sister worked on our family tree while my grandmother and Uncle Bert were alive. It seemed natural for me to take on the role of family archivist. I was close to my grandmother and remember my Uncle Bert well. Of course, most of the family documents and photos have been passed down to me.
Loved this Bryan. And great photos! (Your family's experience parallels mine to some extent.) We forget what, (and who) it took to build this country; the things they saw and the things they did - all before any of the technology we take for granted. Thanks for sharing, really enjoyed the post.
Thank you!
Oooo, perhaps you are related in some way to Oscar Wilde's wife, also a Holland.
Not absolutely sure if Holland was her family name - that she reverted to - or a random choice of "new" name after the scandal broke? She was Constance Holland, a lovely and fascinating woman in her own right. Interesting!
Loved all of this Bryan, of course, but the photos are especially precious - I envy you that you know so much about your ancestors. Mine were not big on photos, letters OR stories.
You are fortunate indeed to have all of these!
Thanks, Sue. My grandmother was orphaned at a young age, and she and my great-great-uncle Bert shared a tremendous sense of family and the importance of maintaining family history. Fortunately, my mother and her sister worked on our family tree while my grandmother and Uncle Bert were alive. It seemed natural for me to take on the role of family archivist. I was close to my grandmother and remember my Uncle Bert well. Of course, most of the family documents and photos have been passed down to me.