And so the promise of a visit is fulfilled! Sid’s next letter is written after what seems to have been a lovely visit to Buffalo, and much time spent with Elsie. Regardless of their budding relationship, Sid would most likely have been heading northwest anyways to spend Easter with his father, a minister in North…
Elsie & the ring
And then there is Elsie Dorries. When I sit down to write this introduction, I pause, look out the window, tap my chin. The words don’t flow like they did for my grandfather. That’s because my grandmother is a bit of a mystery to me. She died when I was five, although I do remember…
Enough About Me.
In the “stories” I was reading, the characters were the Sandersons, my mother’s family. Unlike the Campbells, who left a rich visual record of their time on earth, the Sandersons wrote down their experiences. I had known that some letters existed - my mother had made cracks about the less than passionate love letters between…
I am the Keeper of the Boxes.
I am the keeper of the boxes. I embrace being the family historian, but I am overwhelmed by it at the same time. It’s a roll I came to naturally. I spent my childhood digging alongside my father, an amateur archaeologist who was intrigued by most things historical. I was also the kid who would…
El and Sid ~ A Slow Romance 