tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post6364748687101865645..comments2024-03-18T18:58:51.536+00:00Comments on Family History Fun: Sepia Saturday - We Commemorate Them ScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-23576307906681723222013-07-08T03:11:38.432+01:002013-07-08T03:11:38.432+01:00Quite a mixture of fame and celebrity. We have les...Quite a mixture of fame and celebrity. We have less of these plaques in the US, at least in the smaller cities. They really serve to keep the continuity of history. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-37247643222528287322013-07-07T23:12:38.667+01:002013-07-07T23:12:38.667+01:00those commemorative plaques are so beautifully cra...those commemorative plaques are so beautifully crafted. North County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-66285821925019376572013-07-07T11:19:36.702+01:002013-07-07T11:19:36.702+01:00Like you, I am always drawn to commemorative plaqu...Like you, I am always drawn to commemorative plaques. They provide such wonderful jumping off points for historical adventures.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-69052298332148456412013-07-07T01:17:54.508+01:002013-07-07T01:17:54.508+01:00This was interesting and what hard work you did on...This was interesting and what hard work you did on combining it all! Wonderful photos as well.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-47006929800280540992013-07-06T13:09:03.683+01:002013-07-06T13:09:03.683+01:00You can't do anything but admire the people wh...You can't do anything but admire the people who inspired and earned these plaques.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-45188714983669063232013-07-05T21:15:47.307+01:002013-07-05T21:15:47.307+01:00What a spectacular grouping of placques! I'm e...What a spectacular grouping of placques! I'm especially drawn to the WWII ones...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-89386590885891095362013-07-05T20:52:00.330+01:002013-07-05T20:52:00.330+01:00Susan, what a wonderful array of plaques and acco...Susan, what a wonderful array of plaques and accompanying stories. Perfect plaques, and the stories uplifting,& exhilarating, Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-49225254001771407782013-07-05T19:41:10.196+01:002013-07-05T19:41:10.196+01:00What a perfect collection for this weeks prompt. I...What a perfect collection for this weeks prompt. I like the one with the soldiers coming out of the wall best. Very dramatic.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-35690031824330531842013-07-05T16:28:29.503+01:002013-07-05T16:28:29.503+01:00Thanks for a most enjoyable post, Susan... The pla...Thanks for a most enjoyable post, Susan... The plaque outside your grand-daughter's pre-school is a delight. <br />So pleased you included "our" Catherine Helen Spence, :-) ... We're very proud of her. Yes she sailed to South Australia, with her family, in 1939 just 3 years after it was "colonised". A wonderful reformer and, with the help of other amazing women, made South Australia (not Australia!!!) the second place in the world to give women the vote(following New Zealand)... and the very first in the world to give women the right to stand for Parliament! <br />I recently purchased "Ever Yours" which is a compilation of her Autobiography, Diary and some Correspondence (published here in South Australia by Wakefield Press, 2005)) but haven't had a chance to read it yet. <br />Cheers, Catherine. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-62053351926143749142013-07-05T15:04:51.895+01:002013-07-05T15:04:51.895+01:00Jumping into the sea to save papers from the stric...Jumping into the sea to save papers from the stricken submarine took a lot of courage. An amazing story worth remembering.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-9512944371755700202013-07-05T07:06:45.881+01:002013-07-05T07:06:45.881+01:00Glad you could 'travel' all the way to Aus...Glad you could 'travel' all the way to Australia with a lady who played such a big part in Australia being one of the earliest countries to give all women a vote! Love her on the $5 note.Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-84041685491744389072013-07-04T23:47:01.070+01:002013-07-04T23:47:01.070+01:00A most interesting collection of photos and inform...A most interesting collection of photos and information. Thank you !Nigel Aspdin (Derby, UK)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11287696605570389587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-28596577787481152982013-07-04T23:13:24.191+01:002013-07-04T23:13:24.191+01:00Very uplifting to read about heroes. Makes you app...Very uplifting to read about heroes. Makes you appreciate "the plaque" and it's purpose - to never forget. Love Catherine on the five dollar bill. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-23399151222994511292013-07-04T22:35:40.840+01:002013-07-04T22:35:40.840+01:00Oh, that Battle of Britain memorial is cool -- lov...Oh, that Battle of Britain memorial is cool -- love how the soldiers are running out of the wall. Scenes like that always make me tear up, and I'm not a very emotional person.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-1015726780480805742013-07-04T21:41:24.355+01:002013-07-04T21:41:24.355+01:00An eclectic mix this week, thanks.An eclectic mix this week, thanks.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-70392394832327674672013-07-04T16:39:43.319+01:002013-07-04T16:39:43.319+01:00All your entries are great & the stories behin...All your entries are great & the stories behind them, interesting additions as usual, but I have to admit I like the last one best. There's just something about the sight of happy children to warm your heart & remind you that life is good!La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.com