Messages From The First War

[catbert]

First world war guest book reveals mindset of soldiers bound for front

Wartime document from tea room at Peterborough railway station contains heartbreaking notes, jokes and sketches

Guardian article (link)

A fascinating record. Poignancy and historical interest aside, the standard of penmanship is worth noting. It would have been nice to see closeups of their handwriting alongside the typed transcriptions.

Browse the visitors’ books (link)

Might a dip pen have been provided next to the visitors' book? Variations in ink colour suggest some wrote with their own pens while others used pencil.

[OCArt]

Thank you for sharing this.

[PS104]

The stories took my breath away

I'm glad someone had the foresight to preserve this very human record of people long gone

+1 again thanks for sharing

[Mangrove Jack]

Fascinating.

[Maurizio]

Wow. Really interesting. Agree it's interesting to note the generally higher caliber of personal penmanship.

 

Thanks for posting.

[Erik Dalton]

Amazing.

Some of us noticed the penmanship, some the human emotions, art work, and reflections of a time when we took the time to display better manners. Hand written notes give us so much more Insite into the writer than a machine made e'mail.

I use email a lot, but when I want to convey personal feelings, I write a hand written note with a fountain pen.

That was such a nice find. Thanks for sharing it.

[2n7000]

Great post, thank you!

[Ernst Bitterman]

This sort of thing is what the internet was meant for.

 

The dancing goats and cats with bacon taped to them are mere side-effects.

[LeonW]

This sort of thing is what the internet was meant for.

 

The dancing goats and cats with bacon taped to them are mere side-effects.

Well said.