tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post5824793762028938312..comments2024-03-18T18:58:51.536+00:00Comments on Family History Fun: Sepia Saturday: Attic DiscoveriesScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-31697419027409828762014-01-18T05:13:04.063+00:002014-01-18T05:13:04.063+00:00A great post on a neglected type of ephemera. Toda...A great post on a neglected type of ephemera. Today a receipt has more information than we would ever think to need, and yet there is nothing that resembles these personal handwritten lists.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-51325763286172056522014-01-18T02:10:52.699+00:002014-01-18T02:10:52.699+00:00Just now reading this...quite the collection; the...Just now reading this...quite the collection; the things we find when we have to clean out homes of our loved ones. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-17592455787027590822014-01-13T20:20:44.414+00:002014-01-13T20:20:44.414+00:00A whole little history in your collection of ephem...A whole little history in your collection of ephemera. A wonderful post.<br />NancyNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-5932572998936294472014-01-13T01:07:43.548+00:002014-01-13T01:07:43.548+00:00It's interesting that it took three months to ...It's interesting that it took three months to pay the account for the shoes. The business people must have had to carry a lot of debt on their books in those days.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-17240161926519864072014-01-12T19:01:20.083+00:002014-01-12T19:01:20.083+00:00Wonderful - this is exactly the sort of ephemera t...Wonderful - this is exactly the sort of ephemera that takes us back to real people. The infants' deaths are always poignant at whatever point in history. Could the item just be plain pork- or is that too simplistic?Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-74397112017277170422014-01-12T11:02:55.394+00:002014-01-12T11:02:55.394+00:00Great discoveries. It is wonderful when such thing...Great discoveries. It is wonderful when such things appear at the bottom of old boxes or within the covers of old books. There is so much history trapped in everyday things such as receipts and letters.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-57726546626236307722014-01-12T03:09:06.557+00:002014-01-12T03:09:06.557+00:00How interesting, and what a treasure to find from ...How interesting, and what a treasure to find from your grandmother too! 21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-56375384474497719932014-01-11T23:46:30.786+00:002014-01-11T23:46:30.786+00:00Usually all these trivial notes are thrown out whe...Usually all these trivial notes are thrown out when clearing a household. At the time they were certainly not trivial, birth, marriage, buying food, shoes or a wedding outfit were important and luckily you have still the proof of it.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-85611398580550985572014-01-11T19:51:20.514+00:002014-01-11T19:51:20.514+00:00I was started by seeing the name Clegg too. In the...I was started by seeing the name Clegg too. In the past my name Cleage was spelled Clegg. Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-31498927451081475952014-01-11T16:37:48.512+00:002014-01-11T16:37:48.512+00:00Very nice, an odd collection that makes a good sto...Very nice, an odd collection that makes a good story. How many similar things I've tossed when clearing out relatives homes!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-55563208325433430982014-01-11T14:58:53.704+00:002014-01-11T14:58:53.704+00:00This collection made a fine story line, and I enjo...This collection made a fine story line, and I enjoyed the words of your grandmother. Clegg did the same thing to me, reminded me I'd seen it lately...but it was here on SS...not in my tree. Tee hee, I'm easily confused these days!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-83682744006833031612014-01-11T14:32:50.205+00:002014-01-11T14:32:50.205+00:00The graphics on the butcher's bill are tremend...The graphics on the butcher's bill are tremendous! Worth keeping it just for that. Wonderful.....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-8065584362959360992014-01-11T04:32:42.469+00:002014-01-11T04:32:42.469+00:00An interesting and mysterious assortment of docume...An interesting and mysterious assortment of documents.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-85674562289504346762014-01-10T21:07:15.484+00:002014-01-10T21:07:15.484+00:00Is the bottom item on the Butcher list, "live...Is the bottom item on the Butcher list, "liver"? But you can probably make that out. The bill is dated on Valentine's day. Something romantic perhaps?Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-464561769137316592014-01-10T15:29:08.963+00:002014-01-10T15:29:08.963+00:00When ever I see the name Clegg I think of Clegg in...When ever I see the name Clegg I think of Clegg in The Last of The Summer Wine (set in Yorkshire of course). We have some old bills (receipts) from the 1940s - I shall have to look them out.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-13955497543022195072014-01-10T15:09:06.432+00:002014-01-10T15:09:06.432+00:00Many thanks, Gail, for your comment. Yes Clegg is...Many thanks, Gail, for your comment. Yes Clegg is a common name, in the north of England, associated in particular with Lancashire and Yorkshire. . Bar shoes are, I think, what you call Mary Jane shoes in the States i.e.shoes for little girls with a bar fastened across the foot - often kept for Sunday best wear. . . ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-40018637209301674962014-01-10T12:57:19.383+00:002014-01-10T12:57:19.383+00:00I loved this story Susan, especially the emotional...I loved this story Susan, especially the emotional messages of "kiss her lady ship for me" and "little Billy grinned all over his face"...such family emotion and celebration. You've also shown how boring old invoices can add to our family's stories.Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-75473179695454824472014-01-10T12:32:32.052+00:002014-01-10T12:32:32.052+00:00It looks like he bought a "Poem" at the ...It looks like he bought a "Poem" at the butchers, but it's doubtful. Maybe it's "poult," a young chicken or pheasant. <br /><br />Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-68748259760976631382014-01-09T17:20:16.778+00:002014-01-09T17:20:16.778+00:00The name on that last entry - Arthur Clegg - jumpe...The name on that last entry - Arthur Clegg - jumped out at me. As you may recall because you helped me trace some of my English family background, my great grandmother's name was Elizabeth Clegg & her father, William Clegg. But he wasn't in the shoe business. Clegg must be somewhat of a common name? But now I'm curious. What are bar shoes? :))La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.com