Recently we had the granddaughter of
James Duncan visit our museum from Alberta. She donated 2 wedding
photos. She didn't know who the people, other than her grandparents,
were or what church they were married in. She knew it was April
1920. We went to our paper copy of the Cupar
Herald and found which church they were married in and who the rest
of the wedding party were.
She also brought 2 photos from
different angles of Duncan's store from the 1920's. We found the name of his store: The
Busy Bee, when he bought it and from whom, even who he worked for
before. Then we started to find ads for his store, a couple of
calendars and a thermometer listing his phone number as 26.
We also provided her with his
affiliation with the Local Masonic Lodge. Something she had not
expected to find.
We had a fun 3 hours before she and her
son headed to Indian Head.
A few days later I was still excited
and dragged the photos around to show to anyone I could find.
I showed the wedding party photo to one
person who said that's my dad and my aunt.
I took the 2 photos of the Busy Bee
Store to coffee row and the men had a great time trying to figure out
what the other businesses were. Someone figured out Fred Jarvis, a
local policeman, lived in a small house several doors north of the
Busy Bee. Before I knew it the men were listing off all the
constables who had been in Cupar.
I think we all had a wonderful time. Photos
are great for triggering the memory and getting answers to questions
you never asked.
2 comments:
Thanks Elaine for the fun time spent with you and for all the information learned, am hoping to return in the summer
Catherine
Thanks for the great visit. the information learned was a great addition to my family history. I am hoping to come back in the summer
Catherine
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