This week’s portion of “As the Story is Told” is about the post office. This book that I am sharing was compiled in the mid 1980s, so it is out of date now. But I have some vivid childhood memories of the post office referred to as “now” in this entry. We called the post…
23 McKenzie Ave. Wed. Feb. 14, 1940 Dear Folks, – I received your Valentine card and had plenty of time to read it as I have been home all the afternoon. All the schools in London had a holiday this afternoon for the Gov. General’s funeral and so we got out of teaching to-day. I…
Mr. & Mrs. Robert DeLeener’s Home (former Lindsey home – Lot 100 TRS) This picture was given to Mr. and Mrs. DeLeener by the late Douglas Bell. On the back is written – “Pine Grove” – June 1903, Geo. Walters, wife and friend.” Other owners in the early 1900s were – Handys, Bells, Walter and…
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Langstaff’s Home (former John McDonald home) – by Muriel Langstaff Note – this information was current in 1986 when “As The Story is Told” was written, and therefore some information is incomplete in the family tree. This house was across the road from our farm, so we used to wait…
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23 McKenzie Ave., Feb. 9, 1940 Dear Folks, — I received your letter to-day. I don’t know what has happened to the postman. He was late last night and he usually comes about 9 in the morning but he didn’t come to-day until after I left for the country at noon so I got your…
This week’s portion of “As the Story is Told” is just a photo. A photo of the house I knew and visited often as a child, where my grandparents lived next door. There is no further information beyond the caption, “The former home of William Duck, now owned by Donald Duck.” Of course I recognize…
