I’m thrilled to discover this marvelous project you’ve undertaken and so grateful you’ve chosen to share it. My paternal grandfather, who was born in 1879 and died in 1974 was a diarist too — his papers ended up with my aunt but I think our family has a copy (it was several volumes). I need to make sure. I have journaled a lot over the years, although not faithfully. And I’ve always been too worried about someone seeing it to be as honest as your mother was.
It is quite a treasure to be in possession of her diaries and I don't think she missed more than a few days in 12 years. She died in 1991 and we did not discover the treasure until 2008 when my father passed. I often wonder how she would feel about making her life such an open book. I actually think she would be happy something is being done with all the effort she afforded her letters and journals. I was dubbed the family historian after all.
I’m thrilled to discover this marvelous project you’ve undertaken and so grateful you’ve chosen to share it. My paternal grandfather, who was born in 1879 and died in 1974 was a diarist too — his papers ended up with my aunt but I think our family has a copy (it was several volumes). I need to make sure. I have journaled a lot over the years, although not faithfully. And I’ve always been too worried about someone seeing it to be as honest as your mother was.
It is quite a treasure to be in possession of her diaries and I don't think she missed more than a few days in 12 years. She died in 1991 and we did not discover the treasure until 2008 when my father passed. I often wonder how she would feel about making her life such an open book. I actually think she would be happy something is being done with all the effort she afforded her letters and journals. I was dubbed the family historian after all.
As family historian, you have a duty to mine the resources for what they can teach us about life, love, and the past. I’m sure she’d be pleased.
I love these letters and diary entries! Especially the diaries...they read like every young woman's diary. 🥰 We all loved a boy that much.
Feedback appreciated Kristi....Will keep this in mind going forward. Lord knows I have volumes of diary entries.