James, Charles, and Harry Photos can often be confusing. Here are the three sons of James Whitecross Harkness, my father’s
The Isle of Eigg has a small population today (around 100 people). Back in the 1930s, it must have been
Earlier, I have already covered the topic of telegrams in the post “My Parents’ Telegrams” describing telegrams as ‘state-of-the-art’ technology
The telegrams on this post focus on those sent by the MacDonalds and a group connected to them. The senders
This telegram was from Catriona Campbell. She was the third child of my mother’s uncle Donald Campbell and Aunt Janet.
My mother also received a telegram from her Auntie Flora. For reference, the photo below shows my mother together with
The wedding telegrams sent from the Isle of Eigg were from my mother’s girlfriends as well as from relatives. These
The ‘greetings telegram’ says, “Winning score Hearts 2 United 1 from Girl Ethel.” It doesn’t mention the wedding, although it