On the subject of letters... I have mentioned this before on the list but there may be newcomers who might be interested. I have a copy of a letter written in 1849 by Tunnard Dickinson to his parents in Bicker after he and some other family members had emigrated to the USA. A transcription can be found at http://www.bluepig.plus.com/Simon/Genealogy/Documents/dickinson.htm. I have more details about the people and quite a few of the references in the letter if anyone wants to know about anything specific. I also have a transcription of a series of letters sent by my mother's cousin to my grandparents and my uncle. They are from the early years of WW2 and give some interesting details of his training in the RAF as a wireless operator/air gunner. They have lots of other interesting references to family, to Boston (and Amber Hill where his family lived) and to things happening in the various places he was stationed. Interestingly there are military details that I am sure would have been censored later in the war. A few years ago I started a project to expand on his references but I haven't revisited it for a long time. I may return to it, and may even try to compile a book at some point, so I don't want to make the full text public, but I may have a look to see if there is anything of particular genealogical interest and release a few extracts at some point. Simon -----Original Message----- From: eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Pat Cook Sent: 26 January 2012 21:54 To: Louis Mills; eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [LIN] Admin. note: Old letters I have two collections of old letters, they are written by a brother and sister between about 1910 and 1916. ...