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Ola Holm to John Holm 1946.10.21
Tr. heim 21-10-46 Kjære gode broder. Ja tusind tak, skal du ha’ for brev, jeg mottog igår. Jeg ser du har sent mig pakker igjen, ja du er mer en snill, og tusind tak på forhånd. Jeg skal nok nyttiggjøre mig…
Tags: 1940s, accident, aircraft, Alma C. Wilson, bread, clothes, Florence Winters, Hegra, housing shortage, John Holm, newspapers, Norway to US, Ola Holm, postwar, prices, strikes, suit, taylor, Trondheim
Laura Karlsson to Alma C. Wilson 1945.10.10
Stjørdal 10/10-1945 Kjere Broderdatter Alma og alle sammen. Tusen takk for brev, foto, og en serdeles Takk for den, kjerkommen pakke, du kann tro vi blev glad, og den Solide Kaapen og Kjolen og strømper, og saa kjerkommet med Sytraad…
Tags: 1940s, accordion, Alma C. Wilson, Axel Holm, black market, bread, coat, coffee, dress, elastic, Erling Eidum, gifts, milk, Narvik, Norway to US, Ola Holm, pen, photos, pipe, post office, postwar, poverty, Railroad station, shoes, sickness, socks, Stjørdal, table cloth, thread, towel
Klara Krogstad to Alma C. Wilson 1945.7.23
Sluppen den 23 Juli. Min godeste kusine. Jeg er saa full av jubel over at jeg fik brev fra dig i for gaars, en hjertelig tak for brevet skal du ha, jeg var saa kry saa jeg fortalte det til hele slekten dem jeg traff. Ser av det at du og dine har…
Ola Holm to John Holm 1945.7.8
Tr.heim Juli 8th-45 My dearest brother John. I been waiting to hear from you because its at last open passage for the mail. I hear that they are a few that allready has received letters for over there I hope that you & wife are still well, so…
Tags: 1940s, atrocity, bread, Britain, censorship, clothing, Florence Winters, Germans, grave, John Holm, Norway to US, Ola Holm, postwar, POWs, radio, soldiers, Sweden, Trondheim, typewriter, WWII
Ola Holm to Alma C. Wilson 1945.8.22
Dear Niece Rec. your letter today, for which many, many thanks. You must believe that we were glad (this is kind of cute, translated directly from a typical Trøndelag expression “du må tro vi ble glad”) when we got 2…