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Happy 75th Birthday to our wonderful NHS
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the UK’s National Health Service, and I can’t let this date pass without paying tribute with some items from the archives. Both my parents knew the hardship of life before the NHS existed, especially … Continue reading
Posted in 1930-1949, 1960s, Dad, Glasgow family, Hebridean family, Letters, cards and documents, Mum, Parents, Photographs
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Mummy Day
Today is Mother’s Day, or Mothering Sunday, here in the UK. As I’ve written before, my mother was not someone who believed in celebrating Mother’s Day, which she saw as an artificial construct designed to encourage people to buy unnecessary … Continue reading
Posted in 1900-1929, 1970s, Jewellery, Mum
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Happy Centenary, Miss Lane
Today, 16th March 2023, my mother would have been 100 years old, so this post is a tribute to her. This studio portrait (above) is the earliest photograph I have of her; on the back, in my Grannie Lane’s handwriting, … Continue reading
Posted in 1930-1949, 1970s, Letters, cards and documents, Mum, Photographs
Tagged Red Cross
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Last night I dreamt I went to Derwen again (Object 198)
This little watercolour was found amongst Mum’s things after her death, and I am glad that it is annotated in her handwriting, as I would not have recognised the scenic view depicted through the open French windows. There is no … Continue reading
Hebridean Overture (object 197)
A recent visit from Brother 2 has inspired this post, for reasons that will be revealed. Today’s featured object is another travel journal, this time the one that our family kept of our holiday on the Isle of Lewis in … Continue reading
Posted in 1970s, Books, Dad, Diaries and journals, Hebridean family, Mum, Parents
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Shades of McGonagall for Burns Night (Object 181)
Burns night has come around again, always a big event in our family, about which I have reminisced fondly in previous posts here. I am returning to this theme due to the above letter, which I was delighted to find … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s, Dad, Glasgow family, Grandad R., Grannie R., Letters, cards and documents, Mum
Tagged Burns Night
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The Glading Files (was my mother a twerp?)
This post has no number as the objects pictured are not, in fact, held in the Usmeum, although they do have their own reference numbers: files KV2/1020, 1021, 1022, and 1023 at the National Archives, Kew. Their relevance to my … Continue reading
Posted in 1930-1949, 20th Century, Communism, Mum
Tagged Beverley Works, Cold War espionage, MI5 surveillance, Omes factory, Percy Glading, Woolwich Spy Ring
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Ghosts of Christmas past (Object 177)
For many of us, Christmas is the time of year when we think most acutely of family, especially of those we have lost. I know that for a lot of people the childhood memories are not always pleasant, which can … Continue reading
Dalmatians and Croatians (Objects 174-176)
I have just been away for a brief but enjoyable city break to Dubrovnik on the Dalmatian coast. This seems as good an excuse as any to feature these 2 very different Dalmatian dogs from the Usmeum, and my memories … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s, 1980s, Dad, Mum, Ornaments ("ordiments"), Parents, Photographs
Tagged Yugoslavia
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The Usmeum of Ordiments: A history of my family in 200 objects (plus) 