http://blog.familyhistorysearches.com/2010/12/advent-calendar-christmas-cards/ A great joy is proving the truth behind the family story Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blog.familyhistorysearches.com/2010/12/advent-calendar-christmas-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-327 admin Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:31:37 +0000 http://blog.familyhistorysearches.com/?p=478#comment-327 My mother used to call my grandparents every Christmas. In the early days you had to book your time for an overseas call. A few years later the long distance lines were so busy on Christmas Eve and Day that she started calling the weekend before Christmas. It was so expensive that talk was kept to a minimum but at least contact had been made. My mother used to call my grandparents every Christmas. In the early days you had to book your time for an overseas call. A few years later the long distance lines were so busy on Christmas Eve and Day that she started calling the weekend before Christmas. It was so expensive that talk was kept to a minimum but at least contact had been made.

]]> http://blog.familyhistorysearches.com/2010/12/advent-calendar-christmas-cards/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Diana Ritchie Sat, 04 Dec 2010 22:13:23 +0000 http://blog.familyhistorysearches.com/?p=478#comment-319 And today we mostly just pick up the phone - we don't have much anymore that give us that same joy of anticipation that you are talking about! I can't imagine how much time it must have taken with such a large family! And today we mostly just pick up the phone – we don’t have much anymore that give us that same joy of anticipation that you are talking about! I can’t imagine how much time it must have taken with such a large family!

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