tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post438866215521756886..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Finding That Old Stash of War LettersJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-36202796686892693602013-05-27T15:49:26.695-07:002013-05-27T15:49:26.695-07:00Thankfully, those letters have just been reunited ...Thankfully, those letters have just been <a href="http://abcn.ws/11sD7rU" rel="nofollow">reunited with family members this Memorial Day weekend</a>--a fitting time for the transfer to be made!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-42790826423553177532013-05-13T21:11:47.512-07:002013-05-13T21:11:47.512-07:00Wish the museum could get a grant to scan and tran...Wish the museum could get a grant to scan and transcribe all those letters. Collectively, those WWII letters are a national treasure. For those letters which have been saved for so long, I hate to see them just fade into oblivion!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-71902889519888697292013-05-13T08:34:50.604-07:002013-05-13T08:34:50.604-07:00I have boxes full of them at the museum..I am scar...I have boxes full of them at the museum..I am scared to look at them..mostly from one family I think:(Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-46701215805280079642013-05-09T13:06:37.191-07:002013-05-09T13:06:37.191-07:00Mariann, I believe some of what you mentioned will...Mariann, I believe some of what you mentioned will actually happen. Doug Eaton, the man helping with the search, has already written a book about preserving other World War II letters--that's how the current owner of these letters connected with him and secured his assistance in the current search. Since this is becoming a nationally-recognized story-within-a-story, I'm sure he'll have enough material to write a sequel.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-16236124622479913162013-05-09T13:02:30.908-07:002013-05-09T13:02:30.908-07:00It's really interesting how this story has jus...It's really interesting how this story has just <i>exploded</i>! While some of the interest may be owing to those history buffs of WWII memorabilia, and some from those taken with the more recent ephemera craze ("Permanent Record" also picked up the story and blogged it), I think part of it is owing to our inherent nature to want to connect the artifacts of family with those living, breathing remnants still in touch with that same family: the roots and branches of genealogy.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-1464120183721790042013-05-09T13:01:42.696-07:002013-05-09T13:01:42.696-07:00Very good of you to post this! I hope that there a...Very good of you to post this! I hope that there are still Harvill relatives out there, and that they are interested in these letters. (Who could not be? We ask ourselves)<br /><br />More than that, I hope that after they read the letters or transcribe them and preserve the originals (acid-free folders!) they will share them with an good archive somewhere, as at ACPL. Letters like these are where genealogy meets history, I think. In fact, the personal histories of every human being all add up to historical forces.<br /><br />I'm impressed with the talent of the genealogical community in finding a home for orphan photos and orphan letters.<br />Mariannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543003593158696611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-81984958089031806272013-05-09T12:52:39.272-07:002013-05-09T12:52:39.272-07:00Eaton has made significant progress tracking down ...Eaton has made significant progress tracking down the Harvill family with the help of many local Drumright, Okla., residents, who have become fascinated with the hidden history lesson these letters contain.<br /><br />“I think we’re getting close,” said Eaton. “I’ve heard from a distant relative of the people involved. I want to say a fourth cousin, and I’ve enlisted him to help. I think he’s identified a possible son and maybe even a sister. I know how important it is to family members to get these.”<br /><br />http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/05/search-for-heirs-to-250-wwii-letters-found-in-hatbox/Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-43184889018217415492013-05-09T11:22:09.397-07:002013-05-09T11:22:09.397-07:00I remember when you posted about that discovery, I...I remember when you posted about that discovery, Iggy. And you can almost feel yourself in your ancestor's shoes, re-living that moment as you contemplate your discovery. Powerful stuff.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-60859905312956798552013-05-09T11:20:36.608-07:002013-05-09T11:20:36.608-07:00Colleen, don't we all! :)Colleen, don't we all! :)Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-55469565698655411402013-05-09T11:20:11.265-07:002013-05-09T11:20:11.265-07:00I imagine there are lots of people now pursuing th...I imagine there are lots of people now pursuing that mystery. I wonder how many hits there would be for a Google Alert on the term "Eural Harvill." Think I'll just go do that little thing, myself. I'd love to know the rest of the story!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-37470335560036158452013-05-09T11:18:12.795-07:002013-05-09T11:18:12.795-07:00Tena, thanks for stopping by! And yes, powerful po...Tena, thanks for stopping by! And yes, powerful point! We are all one link in a long chain of heritage that is being passed on to future generations. Someday, someone will be looking back at <i>us</i>!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-49570741103742956312013-05-09T08:22:16.028-07:002013-05-09T08:22:16.028-07:00This motivates me to continue my journals, for one...This motivates me to continue my journals, for one day my grandchildren and great-grandchildren will feel the same thrill I feel when I read an old letter or book with notes in them from dear relatives from long ago. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-28307469574862124302013-05-09T07:58:18.034-07:002013-05-09T07:58:18.034-07:00http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2013/05/loo...http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com/2013/05/looking-for-family-for-world-war-ii.htmlIntense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-28691356007094744482013-05-09T07:00:53.472-07:002013-05-09T07:00:53.472-07:00I hope the letters find a relative too! And I hop...I hope the letters find a relative too! And I hope they post them all so the rest of us can read them!<br /><br />I know the rush of excitement I felt when I uncovered my Great uncle Franklin's diaries and the double jolt of awe I felt when I read how he was at the radio and received reports of the S.O.S. from the Titanic and later the list of survivors!<br /><br />As Agent Mulder would say if he was a genealogist, "The (family) story is out there!"Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-47445941484038424142013-05-09T04:13:51.798-07:002013-05-09T04:13:51.798-07:00Old letters are wonderful! Wish I had more.Old letters are wonderful! Wish I had more.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.com