Although this man is a stranger, his collections paint a picture of his life , his interests and his pleasures. Having kept them, they must also be his memories and in ways, his treasures too. Very emotive in some respects.
Last edited by granny; 16th Dec 201411:32pm.
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Although this man is a stranger, his collections paint a picture of his life , his interests and his pleasures. Having kept them, they must also be his memories and in ways, his treasures too. Very emotive in some respects.
Yes, Granny. it is very emotive- thank you for recognising that. We are currently clearing his house in order to sell it, on his instruction. His solicitor wanted £2000 to do it. Nah- we (family and extended family) have done it and also 'saved' some historical documents. I think the Solicitor would have chucked stuff.
Derekdwc has seen the stuff that we have-worth no financial value- suggested we donate to the Archives or, say Wallasey Grammar School historians...
Not interested in financial worth to be honest.....I just want History preserved. I have pages and pages of my Grandads school-work. (1926-) I can't tip them??!!! What to do with them though??
I echo Granny's comments. Spot on! A snapshot of his life and interests indeed. You made the right decision to steer clear of the solicitor and his offer of charging you £2k. Half of it would, as you say, be unceremoniously dumped and the rest be "rescued" by said leech to maybe re-appear for sale somewhere.
Not interested in financial worth to be honest.....I just want History preserved. I have pages and pages of my Grandads school-work. (1926-) I can't tip them??!!! What to do with them though??
As Derek says, the best place for material like this is with the Archives, where it can be stored properly and preserved. You don't have to give the stuff to the Archives; if you deposit it with them, it remains your property and you are free to ask for it back at any time should you want to do something else with it. The Archives merely store it for you and apply whatever access restrictions you specify.
Hula-Hoop Harmonica. 'Made in Poland'- i wonder whether the Germans pilfered it from the Polish and then my Grandad pilfered it from the Germans??? Will ask him tomorrow- long term memory is Spot On.
All very interesting stuff and in particular for me the A.R.P.cigarette cards which bring back memories.I remember going to be issued with my gas mask from a vault under the old market hall, and the picture of the mobile A.A. gun brings to mind the times one used stop outside the Lord Exmouth were we lived and if there was a lull in the bombing my father used to dash into the bar and pull some quick pints and hand them out to the gunners.I wonder did it improve their aim.
This is great stuff Rudebox - When I was about 10 I used to ask my mum and dad about all the stuff in the attic, one was a War Department Telegram to my mum about her brother killed at D-Day. But nobody wanted to talk about the war. The only comment from mum was when Christchurch Claughton on Borough Road was bombed and the house next door collapsed (10 Dingle Rd). I feel like I have missed out on a tremendous amount of historical information about my past and my family. Too late now though, everybody has passed on.
Thanks mindplayer. I do get some repeated stories now but every now and again I hear something new.
He said he lived in a cottage in Wallasey Village that was demolished in 1936. The stone from that house was used in the War Memorial on Rake Lane Cemetery??? Yet, to check it out.
Cannot visit at the moment because there has been an outbreak of Norovirus so no visitors allowed.