Olga's Daughter
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| Blog Name: | Olga's Daughter |
| Url: | http://www.olgasdaughter.wordpress.com |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | Family History, Genealogy, Family Saga |
| Description: | In 1994 my mother was admitted to hospital in the UK seriously ill. I realized had she died so would the chance of my finding out about her past, her family in Jamaica and who my father was, information she had refused to tell me. So I decided to find out for myself. My blog tells the story of a remarkable woman who, because of circumstances, made a choice, which caused her to lose contact with her beloved family in Jamaica, until nearly half a century later when her past caught up her. |
| Popularity: | 10 Followers |
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Olga, Nursing and a Declaration of War
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Olga’s Diary (Continued) Dear Diary War: Moores and I were in Oxford Street, when the air raid siren went, shopping for a new dress for her date that night wit |
Olga – A Student Nurse at St Giles Hospital 1939
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<—Sydney Comes to London – 1939 (Olga’s Diary Continued) Dear Diary St Giles Hospital: |
Sydney comes to London -1939
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<—-Aunt Martha, PaddingtonWhen I asked my mother (Olga) how safe she felt in London during the first part of 1939, she said she wasn’t worried because people felt that war with Ado...more |
Aunt Martha, Chilworth Street, Paddington
| <—A Change of Plan for Olga My Great Aunt Martha was the oldest and not at all like her sisters, Becky and Lucy, either in temperament or looks. She was a short, stout woman with a badly ...more |
A Change of Plan for Olga – London 1939
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Even after all these years I still struggle to understand how my grandmother, Becky, thought it was safe to send my mother, Olga, to London in April 1939. The threat of war between Britain and...more |
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