Mary Denison (1906 – 1997): Reading and Writing.
‘You were carried into new worlds, your own mind and imagination were beginning to work’ (30). In the purpose and audience blog …
John Urie (b. 1820) Leisure and Recreation
We’ve touched on John’s various pastimes and hobbies in other posts. From his love of theatre to photography, John does tend to …
Jack McQuoid (1910-1985): Fun & Festivities [Part 1]
‘If anyone like a fortune teller, had told me that someday I would walk onto the stage in that theatre, and for …
Jack McQuoid (1910-1985): An Introduction
“Our lives do not begin and end by opening and closing like a book. Life could be likened more to a surging …
Marion Owen (b. 1909): Habits, Culture and Belief
‘how glad I am now […] to have had this experience when young’ (Owen, p. 46) Independence was important to Marion and …
Minnie Frisby (b.1877): Habits, Culture and Belief
Music was an important pastime for Minnie. She remembers her father teaching her to play musical instruments and dance with her when …
May Rainer. Habits, Cultures and Beliefs (b.1909)
Being a child in London in the 1920s meant growing up with Mickey Mouse and seeing the changes that were happing to …
Mrs RM Downer (b.1884): Habits, Culture and Belief
RM Downer spent much of her free time with her employers. She was friends with many of her clients and while completing …
Dora R. Hannan (1909-2011): Habits, Culture & Beliefs
“Life to me was simple but happy in spite of a lack of material possessions. What we never had, we never missed; …
James H. McKenzie (1862-1952): Life Writing, Class & Identity
Life Writing, Class and Identity According to Regeina Gagnier, there are six types of narrative working-class autobiographies: the gallows narrative, the commemorative …