by Warren Nunn
During World War 1 letters were a lifeline both for those who served and their loved ones back home. For Bella Silver, a young woman I know as my maternal grandmother, it was particularly personal because her young brother was on active duty. I have in my possession...
by Warren Nunn
My maternal grandmother Margaret Isabella Dobbs (nee Silver) grew up in an era where communication was mostly by letter or postcard. Bella, as she was known, was born in 1893, the first child of Scottish immigrants James and Janet Silver and grew up on the Darling...
by Warren Nunn
Old images give up their secrets For anyone fortunate enough to have photographs of family members going back multiple generations, identifying people can be almost impossible. Fortunately some images have names on them and others are recognisable from later pictures....
