Annie Kaehne was born Anne Elizabeth Vince in 1892. Annie and Hilda corresponded for decades and sent handkerchiefs and embroidery to one another between 1940 & 1966. Annie's last letter was sent Feb 2, 1966. She died on May 6, 1966.
Read More1946 May 29 & June 17 Phyllis to Hilda
"..I am sorry to say that I am still in hospital, & since I wrote to you last I had an operation. I will be going home about June, (next month). Enclosed are two photo's, one of my Mum, Dad, & me, & the other one is on a bed with some other girls, I have marked myself. .."
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Censorship During World War II: The Question of Examiner 6883
Among the hundreds of letters my grandmother kept are dozens from the 1940s with "Examiner" stickers affixed to them. These censorship stickers were the result of wartime efforts to prevent information of value from potentially reaching enemy eyes. During World War II, there were over...
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