Born in November one hundred years ago
If she were still alive my mother would have celebrated her 100th birthday on the 9th of November this year. When I was reminded of
Writing about my family, history and moments in time.
War rages and he obtained a gun licence
It is 1918 and Russia is in the last stages of World War II. On the 3rd of March of that year the newly formed
A letter to a deserter; you do not exist for us…
That is the gist of the letter I found among my grandparent’s possessions. It was written by my grandfather, Lt Pavel Voronov (Paul Woronoff). This
A Book Over One Hundred Years Old, Fragile and Falling Apart
UPDATE November 2023!!! I am happy to announce that I have donated this book to the State Library of Victoria who will undertake to restore
Funeral arrangements for a Tsar – memories of my great grandmother
The recent death of the Queen of England, and the arrangements for her funeral, made me think of this post from earlier in the year.
More unidentified family photos – men in uniform early 1900s?
This week I thought I would continue to write about unidentified photos – this time from the maternal side of my family. But perhaps someone
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