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Family Stories -- by others

A potpourri of stories about various family members or events, written by others and edited by me.

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Note that each of these writings were created by someone else (see next heading). My role was to first transcribe it, next to add links to people or places, and then to add corrections or clarifications [within brackets].

Most recent on top; [yyyy-mm-dd] is date published.

Written by Ed Hibbard

Letters from Ed Hibbard to sister Sylvia during his military service

Note that this first collection of writings is a large collection of letters that my dad, Ed Hibbard, wrote to his sister Sylvia, all during the time that he was in the Army.

Army letter: Dad to Sylvia #1

This is the first letter (at least that Sylvia saved). It was written on May 11, 1945 from Camp Livingston, using post office Alexandria, LA. [2021-02-15]

Army letter: Dad to Sylvia #2

This is the second letter (at least that Sylvia saved). It was written on May 21, 1945 from Camp Livingston, using post office Alexandria, LA. [2021-02-20]

Army letter: Dad to Sylvia #3

This is the third letter in the collection of letters Ed wrote to Sylvia. It was written on June 4, 1945 from Camp Livingston, using post office Alexandria, LA. [2021-02-24]

Army letter: Dad to Sylvia #45

This is the 45th letter in the collection of letters Ed wrote to Sylvia. It was written on October 3, 1946 from Heidelberg. It talks about his purchase of the cuckoo clock, now in good working order at Bruce's home. [2021-05-07]