Thanks very much Merren - no need to scan as I have no way of identifying the writing. I have Mary Michelsen - she would have been middle-aged by this time but I guess there is a possibility it was written by her. Kind regards, Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Merren Cliff" <mcliff@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 7:24 PM Subject: RE: [HC] Annie Welshman's Autograph book 1910 onwards - Yackandandah, Stanley, Beechworth > Wendy & Chris > > The two M Michelsen entries are in quite different hands > > The first is > > Whosoever may discern true ends here > Shall grow pure enough to love them > Brave enough to strive for them > And strong enough to reach them > Though the road be rough > > Madeline Michelsen > Yackandandah > 4-8-10 > > > O woman! whose form and whose soul > Are the spell and the light > Of each path we pursue > Whether sunn'd in the tropics > Or chilled at the pole > If woman be there > There is happiness too! > > > M Michelsen > July 26th 1910 > > Happy to scan either of these for you if the signatures will help. > > Cheers >>