autograph books

Jan 22, 2009 14:08

I decided I need to learn some important things from my grandma. We met and talked, and I requested to see and copy down some of the things people wrote in autograph books when she was in school. They're delightful bits of American history (unfortunately history, because no one remembers them anymore, and people just write their phone numbers and ( Read more... )

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moldypotatochip January 23 2009, 11:22:09 UTC
Here's one I found in an old book once: "an ocean of love, with a kiss on every wave".

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elizabethnotes January 23 2009, 21:29:51 UTC
awww.... thanks ;)

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kijabeboy03 January 25 2009, 12:47:27 UTC
Thanks for sharing! I'd never heard of autograph books before :-/.

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elizabethnotes January 26 2009, 03:05:15 UTC
Most people our age in the U.S. haven't, unfortunately. It has been a delight to discover these things. I wouldn't have known about them if it weren't for Grammy.

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elizabethnotes January 26 2009, 03:05:43 UTC
I have one now! She gave me a blank one. When/where we meet again, you should sign it.

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kijabeboy03 January 26 2009, 04:31:10 UTC
lol, okay :-) - maybe you can single-handedly revive the practice :-)

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elizabethnotes January 30 2009, 04:10:48 UTC
I hope so!!! That would be splendid. You can have one too; we'll have to make one.

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