Transcript of a letter from Maria Muncaster to her brother Walter Rawlinson in Vancouver, Canada, regarding some impacts of World War II, such as rationing and air raids, in their neighborhood of Preston, England. Continue reading A 1941 Letter from Maria Muncaster, Preston, Lancashire, UK
Transcript of a brief letter regarding family updates and early wartime preparations from Maria ‘Grace’ Muncaster in Preston, Lancashire, UK in 1940 to her brother Walter Rawlinson in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Continue reading A 1940 Letter from Maria ‘Grace’ Muncaster in Preston, Lancashire, UK
Transcript of a letter from Ivy Rawlinson in 1921, from Preston, Lancashire, England, to her brother Walter in Vancouver, Canada to let him know their father had passed away; and other family matters. Continue reading A 1921 Letter from Ivy Rawlinson, Preston UK
Context Local Newspaper Headlines: Coverage of the global ‘Communists’ Meetings’ demonstrations from the prior day (mentioned in the Police Diary as patrolling the Vancouver site at the Powell St West grounds) focused on the ones in Eastern Canada. Though economic … Continue reading Police Diary, Vancouver: August 2, 1930
Transcript and photos of a letter from a young woman in Preston, Lancashire, England to her brother in Canada regarding the death of their sister. Continue reading A 1919 Letter from Elsie Rawlinson, Preston UK
Context Local Newspaper Headlines: Police had a suspect in custody who was thought responsible for firing multiple shots into a house at 251 Prior St, downtown eastside, narrowly missing a man and his daughter. City Council debated a new bylaw … Continue reading Police Diary, Vancouver: July 31, 1930
Transcript, with photos, of the daily work diary of an officer with the Vancouver City police force on July 29, 1930. Continue reading Police Diary, Vancouver: July 29, 1930
Part 2 of the transcription of an address book dating from 1915 with family contacts in Lancashire, Yorkshire, Australia and Canada. Continue reading The 1915 Address Book of Walter Rawlinson – Part 2
Transcriptions with photos of the listings of people in his address book from the early 1900s, with our notes to identify them — hopefully this will help others in researching their related family trees. Continue reading The 1915 Address Book of Walter Rawlinson: from Preston, UK to Vancouver, Canada – Part 1
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