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“The story I was told about this photo was that I had just done something mischievous — something that involved the chickens ”

August 28, 2012

Interview with Anne Hall

Anne Hall shows Jo Stanbridge a photo of herself from 1959, aged 2, at her grandparents' farm in Saskatchewan after having been caught causing mischief in the chicken coop.

A photo of Anne Hall from 1959, aged 2, at her grandparents' farm

“Here's my gran, back when she was just Margaret May Plumridge, textile worker and baseball girl. ”

July 25, 2012

Interview with Deanna MacDonald

Deanna MacDonald shows Jo Stanbridge a 1928 photo of her grandmother Margaret May Plumridge, in her baseball uniform, aged about 14 or 15.

“Her beautiful fancy dress with the hand-tatted lace never got put on her; her mother was so mad! ”

August 30, 2012

Interview with Margi McKay

Margi McKay shows Jo Stanbridge a 1921 studio photo of her mother Ruth Marion White, aged 2, and describes how it came to be taken and why it wasn't the photo it was meant to be.

“After the war both Britain and America were very scared about the Polish people and my father couldn’t even cross into the States, even though he’d served with the RAF. ”

August 29, 2012

Interview with Anna Monk

Anna Monk talks to Jo Stanbridge about how her parents — a Scottish midwife and a Pole serving with the RAF — met during WWII.

A studio portrait of Anne Monk's parents and her brother and herself, taken in Brazi

“My grandfather is 97 years old. He's still very vibrant. ”

July 25, 2012

Interview with Alice Robinette-Woods

Alice Robinette-Woods talks about her grandparents' experiences during World War Two, and tells how Ben got his middle name.