November’s 'Third Thursday' session featured Helen’s ‘Show and Tell’ of family history resources collected on her recent trip to England, Ireland and Scotland. There were old letters and photographs; documents in which family members had listed members of their family, past and present, complete with birth and death dates; poems; favourite quotations, cartes de visites, a fascinating 'Ancestral Tablet ... arranged so that eight sets of ancestors may be recorded in a simple and connected form' dated 1885, and more.
The piece(s) de resistance – two cross stitch samplers created by Helen’s husband Chris’s great grant aunt in 1811, and another by her daughter, in 1831. One 212 years old, and the other 192 years old! The samplers were also of interest to the Patchwork and Craft group in the adjacent classroom.
The piece(s) de resistance – two cross stitch samplers created by Helen’s husband Chris’s great grant aunt in 1811, and another by her daughter, in 1831. One 212 years old, and the other 192 years old! The samplers were also of interest to the Patchwork and Craft group in the adjacent classroom.
We spent some time chatting about the role of samplers in a girls’ education*, and the introduction and use of ‘cartes de visite’**.
Members and mentors who have attended sessions of the Intermediate Group will next meet on Thursday 7th December at 2pm at Stella Stella (Rambling Rose) for coffee and cake to finish the year.
Finally, we would like to send our condolences to treasured group member Val Harris, whose husband Barry passed away this month. We have been thinking of you, Val.
Bev Lee
Members and mentors who have attended sessions of the Intermediate Group will next meet on Thursday 7th December at 2pm at Stella Stella (Rambling Rose) for coffee and cake to finish the year.
Finally, we would like to send our condolences to treasured group member Val Harris, whose husband Barry passed away this month. We have been thinking of you, Val.
Bev Lee
* Samplers - some resources (to be added)
** Cartes de Visite - some resources (to be added)
** Cartes de Visite - some resources (to be added)