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To me, Elsie Jean Coleman was my grandmother’s sister, a great aunt. To my great grandfather, Jeremiah Donovan, Elsie was ‘dearest beloveth daughter’. Three letters in my grandmother’s papers from Elsie’s estate have flipped my thinking about Elsie from aunt to daughter, and made me consider the notion of dutiful daughter.
When was the last time you did a jigsaw puzzle? The family archive in my spare room is the ultimate games room to me. Boxes upon boxes of various pieces waiting to be put together to create a new understanding of my family's collective history.
What Will Be looks back at people, places and travel and uncovers stories hidden in diaries, letters, and photos. It pieces together obvious clues and obscure details; reveals the personalities of people we used to know and those we could not have known; and re-tells the stories that have been forgotten or hidden. Tell me your thoughts and put a piece or two in the puzzle while you're at it.