tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post7703443734853435271..comments2023-11-27T21:41:30.009-08:00Comments on The Daily Postcard: The Life of a German HousemaidChristine H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-11312158163505177242012-04-06T23:14:06.410-07:002012-04-06T23:14:06.410-07:00Since she's been dead awhile now, stalking is ...Since she's been dead awhile now, stalking is hardly the word. Voyeurism comes to mind though...<br />"Touched"? I don't think most common folks think of what they are leaving behind for possibly future generations to find or fall into oblivion. Otherwise, they might be more careful, in destroying what they mean to keep as private, and better preserving what's to be left behind.<br />I'm just saying...<br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-71079825816644716962012-04-02T16:15:57.025-07:002012-04-02T16:15:57.025-07:00P.S. Barabara, i did watch the first season of Dow...P.S. Barabara, i did watch the first season of Downton Abbey, haven't seen the second one yet though.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-14900802628735770992012-04-02T16:15:20.198-07:002012-04-02T16:15:20.198-07:00TBear, are you calling me a stalker? :)
I often wo...TBear, are you calling me a stalker? :)<br />I often wonder if long-gone people would like to share this information. I have to think they would, and that they would be touched to have people interested in them a hundred years later. <br /><br />Kathy,<br />I don't have any particular websites I use other than ancestry.com, rootsweb, and the NY Times archives. otherwise, it's really whatever I can find.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-18435521802862454732012-04-01T18:56:18.232-07:002012-04-01T18:56:18.232-07:00Hi Christine, this is all so fascinating. I have ...Hi Christine, this is all so fascinating. I have some that I don't know who the people are, and am wondering which websites that you find the most useful in your searching? I know that Ancestery.com is good, but are there others that you use?<br /><br />Thank you for your suggestion about sharing copies of our photos with historical societies. I'll look into it, but have heard that they often want the keep the rights to the photos. Maybe not all of them are like that though.<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-89524402856980195362012-04-01T17:16:09.876-07:002012-04-01T17:16:09.876-07:00This reminded me of Downton Abbey. Have you been w...This reminded me of Downton Abbey. Have you been watching it?<br />BarbaraNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-15643593871692956682012-04-01T16:08:59.810-07:002012-04-01T16:08:59.810-07:00How wonderful to have a grouping like that in your...How wonderful to have a grouping like that in your collection. And isn't there something wonderfully democratic that these young women, not those they worked for, are being remembered.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-48068617566202058472012-04-01T13:51:19.065-07:002012-04-01T13:51:19.065-07:00Amazing that you should have a collection spanning...Amazing that you should have a collection spanning 17 years in the life of a stranger. Do you ever feel like you are prying into her life? And do you feel you know enough about her that she might willingly share these with you, were she alive?... It's like reading a book and falling in love with some of the characters, isn't it? Should we expect more about Trinchen?<br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-22240070743777365092012-04-01T09:32:20.258-07:002012-04-01T09:32:20.258-07:00Lovely pictures - it must have cost her a fair amo...Lovely pictures - it must have cost her a fair amount to have the photos taken :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-89886510099624395552012-04-01T04:26:01.893-07:002012-04-01T04:26:01.893-07:00I don't know what was going on - I had read yo...I don't know what was going on - I had read your blog earlier in the day but got interrupted and didn't get to leave a comment. Later on I kept getting a message that your blog had been deleted. Anyway, I think it's so interesting how you have come to "know" Trinchen through these postcards.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-51152427840274046462012-04-01T04:10:20.890-07:002012-04-01T04:10:20.890-07:00That must be a wonderful set of postcards to have....That must be a wonderful set of postcards to have. I love it when you can trace a person using genealogical records - so satisfying!Wibbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276903940866394424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-58937719285544084362012-04-01T03:54:56.955-07:002012-04-01T03:54:56.955-07:00I wish I could write like that...... maybe I shoul...I wish I could write like that...... maybe I should go back to the ink bottle and the fountain pen.Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573906991666088642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-4184123022483660372012-03-31T23:46:30.984-07:002012-03-31T23:46:30.984-07:00Fascinating postcards. It reminded me that my moth...Fascinating postcards. It reminded me that my mother had been in service. Now I regret never finding out all about it.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-35488250932379395152012-03-31T18:55:12.591-07:002012-03-31T18:55:12.591-07:00How wonderful to have an entire set of postcards t...How wonderful to have an entire set of postcards that belonged to one person. It makes the story even more interesting when you add the genealogy details. Love those crisp white dresses they are wearing in the first picture and wonder how difficult it was to keep them clean, especially if they did housework.Queen Beehttp://www.beeskneesdaily.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-81156210874137383132012-03-31T18:39:43.368-07:002012-03-31T18:39:43.368-07:00I didn't know that unique way of writing had a...I didn't know that unique way of writing had a name! I googled it and found some interesting sites to teach one how to read it. Good luck in that endeavor:) Lucky and special indeed to have that many cards from one woman -- what a find!Trishiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02827588587258035270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-33637088365341363072012-03-31T15:09:45.936-07:002012-03-31T15:09:45.936-07:00I'm quite relieved to be able to visit. I kep...I'm quite relieved to be able to visit. I kept getting a message to say your blog had been deleted!<br /><br />It's fascinating to read a series of postcards like these. I have a similar series but thankfully written in English.Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-33494042823688303072012-03-31T12:19:27.142-07:002012-03-31T12:19:27.142-07:00I Like The Concept of a Personal Postcard Timeline...I Like The Concept of a Personal Postcard <i>Timeline</i> .We Should Have Kept Them All Unsent (less friends, but saving a fortune in stamps!)tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-57528896362244268892012-03-31T11:22:40.550-07:002012-03-31T11:22:40.550-07:00That's so interesting! I'm intrigued by wh...That's so interesting! I'm intrigued by what the cards say...Giahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026292498250130247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-83936487275227300522012-03-31T11:02:13.567-07:002012-03-31T11:02:13.567-07:00That is a lot of cards to have from one person. I ...That is a lot of cards to have from one person. I bet it will be even more interesting when you can read more of the cards.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-8443792867332102662012-03-31T11:01:32.189-07:002012-03-31T11:01:32.189-07:00I love these full body shots that give you the ent...I love these full body shots that give you the entire fashion style of the era. The aprons are charming. And once again your research rounds out the picture.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-42673384963175214522012-03-30T16:33:07.955-07:002012-03-30T16:33:07.955-07:00It is fun reading postcards that tell about people...It is fun reading postcards that tell about people's daily life.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-64957395518935052122012-03-30T14:00:24.849-07:002012-03-30T14:00:24.849-07:00Wie adrett die jungen Frauen aussahen, wie aus dem...Wie adrett die jungen Frauen aussahen, wie aus dem Ei gepellt. Ja, ja, suberkeit ist höchstes Gebot.Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927088826093427408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-81365119775794567072012-03-30T11:54:03.955-07:002012-03-30T11:54:03.955-07:00What a perfect statement of the richness of postca...What a perfect statement of the richness of postcards as documents of economic and social history. You make some extremely valid points about the way postcards - and the messages on the back of them - represent the voice of Everyman.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-75616620922941284422012-03-30T11:05:49.653-07:002012-03-30T11:05:49.653-07:00That must be wonderful to have a whole collection ...That must be wonderful to have a whole collection belonging to one woman. Your first paragraph is so true; I can't think of an equivalent method these days. That handwriting is very difficult to read so good luck with that.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-68876829782302685862012-03-30T10:40:32.249-07:002012-03-30T10:40:32.249-07:00Charming! I love those photos -- and that beautifu...Charming! I love those photos -- and that beautiful cursive writing. It amazes me how you can figure out so many things using the postcard clues. Great post.Cappuccinoandartjournal.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241197153708410602noreply@blogger.com