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Grandpa F’s Colorado Adventure

Friday, May 11th, 2007

A while back, I posted some great vintage postcards that my Grandpa sent to my Grandma before they were married. These were written during his trek through Colorado with his brother Virgil during the Summer of 1937. Below are some photos taken during the trip. Most interesting are shots taken at the grave of “Buffalo Bill” […]

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Postcards from Grandpa F - Part 3

Friday, March 23rd, 2007

Here are the remaining two (out of six) postcards that my Grandpa wrote to my Grandma during his 1937 excursion to Colorado before they were married. The first one was written on Monday, August 16 and mailed from Golden. Here he mentions seeing Buffalo Bill’s gravesite. I’m glad to know I’m not the only one […]

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Postcards from Grandpa F - Part 2

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

Here are the next two postcards in this series from my Grandpa’s trip through Colorado in 1937 that were written the Summer before he married my Grandma. The first one was written on Sunday, August 15 after touring through Boulder. The second was written first thing Monday morning once he had arrived in Estes Park. My Grandpa’s […]

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Postcards from Grandpa F - Part 1

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

I’ve always loved looking at old postcards. The pastel-like painted colors and the fountain-tip pen scrawl across the flip side - if the card happened to be filled out - both ring incredibly nostalgic. It’s also cool to think about someone’s vacation and what was going on in their lives nearly 70 years ago. These paticlular cards […]

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After posting the “meeting” story of my paternal grandparents and using their wedding photo and marriage certificate (which I own), I decided to seek out the same materials on my maternal grandparents to include as well. Not wanting to disrupt the original posting, I am displaying them seperately here. Obviously the photo at left is […]

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