Wed 1 Feb 2023; Members memorabilia – Something precious; something old.
For the meeting on Wednesday 1st February each member was invited to bring in “Something old; Something precious” and be prepared to speak about it for a few minutes. Most members brought an object but with time constraints not everyone had the opportunity to show off their treasures. The photograph below shows President Hugh Ward with the button accordion which his mother bought him in 1956 for success in the Northern Ireland Junior Certificate Examination.
During World War I, ladies in France and Belgium hand embroidered scenes and messages onto postcards which they then sold to allied servicemen. Alistair Orr brought in a box containing some 40 of these postcards sent by the young solder to the young woman who was to become his grandmother.
Michael Cooney brought in the Certificate of Naturalization which his Grandfather had been issued with in 1927 to certify that his status had changed from Irish immigrant to United States citizen. Desmond Smart brought in the jug which his mother used each day to carry home a quart of fresh milk from the shop. The above are only 4 of the precious items brought in. Enough remain for a further session on the same theme.