Skelendipity

My daughter runs a  vintage store in the historic town of Maldon, Victoria, and among the objects she sells are old postcards, also historic family photographs. Some date to the late-19  Century and the most recent is around mid-20  Century. These provide much inspiration for anyone interested in family history and trying to find the stories behind some of these bits of ephemera. Sadly, the family photos often have no clues at all as to who the individuals are and many of the postcards are blank – perhaps purchased by people as souvenirs while on their travels – while others have been written on, sent to families and friends from all sorts of places around the world. Each of these provide tantalising snippets of long-forgotten people and lost lives. Most of the time it is almost impossible to find anything out about that Violet or Edna who dropped a line to “Aunty” or “Mother”, but some cards provide a few clues and with, the aid of online sources, it is possible to te...