tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post74093208376949737..comments2024-03-27T08:47:53.648-07:00Comments on Nutfield Genealogy: She lived “between the stairs”: reminiscing about my Grandmother’s stories during the “Downton Abbey” premiere…. Heather Wilkinson Rojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-47344862011737501442013-01-18T09:02:08.711-08:002013-01-18T09:02:08.711-08:00I had to share this on my favorites for this week:...I had to share this on my favorites for this week: http://leavesfortrees.blogspot.com/2013/01/follow-friday-favorites-for-january-18.html<br /><br />Thanks for writing about your grandmother's experiences!Heather Kuhn Roelkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247311735034470203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-84602350889383254792013-01-11T18:00:09.015-08:002013-01-11T18:00:09.015-08:00Fascinating! So your grandmother Bertha had an act...Fascinating! So your grandmother Bertha had an actual, first-hand experience of class discrimination as a child at the vicarage in Leeds, rather than the more glamorized version we see on "Downton Abbey" or "Upstairs Downstairs." Your grandmother sounds brave to put up with all that, even for a while. Thank you for supplying the tape. I hope you can find some documentaries to read of servants during this period . . . you would think that the creators of the both TV series had to get their research from somewhere!Mariann Reganhttp://mariannregan.authorsxpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-67708173643631431222013-01-11T08:19:16.870-08:002013-01-11T08:19:16.870-08:00Fascinating! I have been interested in the upstair...Fascinating! I have been interested in the upstairs/downstairs dynamic for a long time. Although I don't think I would like to work downstairs, the reality is that many found it to be a great honor to be "in service." Thanks so much for sharing!Heather Kuhn Roelkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247311735034470203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-3711533831138517292013-01-11T06:16:49.321-08:002013-01-11T06:16:49.321-08:00Thanks for sharing your grandmother's reminisc...Thanks for sharing your grandmother's reminiscences and experiences. I'm especially tickled by the photos you posted, which really give a sense of the places. Downton Abbey is wonderful TV but I wouldn't have wanted to be part of the downstairs staff, meself :)Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-36046089486001078582013-01-10T21:47:42.142-08:002013-01-10T21:47:42.142-08:00Thankfully, my dad transferred my grandmother'...Thankfully, my dad transferred my grandmother's vocal history to CDs. He was the one who interviewed her back in the '70s. She was his mom. During the interview she even sings some Swedish songs. So fun!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-38709460141716384422013-01-10T19:25:11.321-08:002013-01-10T19:25:11.321-08:00I want to say "How fun?!?" or "How ...I want to say "How fun?!?" or "How cool is that?" but she must have had a tough time. I have an audio cassette that one of my mom's cousins did of their grandfather in the 1970s. He tells some great stories on that tape. Get your tape digitized before the technology to play the tape goes away!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-52614819833601445862013-01-10T13:00:45.156-08:002013-01-10T13:00:45.156-08:00Heather,
I do hope you get a chance to digitize ...Heather, <br /><br />I do hope you get a chance to digitize that cassette. I know how dear the recording of my husband's grandfather is to him. It's short, he is singing a song with his great granddaughter. I never met him but he was extremely influential in my husband's life. Hearing that tape always makes me feel a little closer to knowing him.<br /><br />A lovely story and a great tie into to popular film and television. I look forward to reading more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541316737018192375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-63477280377543029642013-01-10T10:47:35.981-08:002013-01-10T10:47:35.981-08:00Thanks for the comments, Jana. I'm glad you h...Thanks for the comments, Jana. I'm glad you have a recording of your grandmother, too. I'd love to someday digitize my grandmother's cassette tape and put her voice on my blog. She had a lovely Yorkshire accent! Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-81737599387711910142013-01-10T09:29:59.523-08:002013-01-10T09:29:59.523-08:00What a great post this is Heather! It reminded me ...What a great post this is Heather! It reminded me of my grandmother's story. She wasn't from England and she didn't live during the time period you referenced. But during the Great Depression here in the United States she left home to work as a Mother's Helper. She also talked about this experience in her recorded life story. Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-2661682856984946232013-01-10T08:49:44.736-08:002013-01-10T08:49:44.736-08:00What a great story, Heather! And how lucky you are...What a great story, Heather! And how lucky you are to have that tape. I often just want to kick myself for not having listened better, for not keeping enough written records, etc., etc., etc.! Thanks so much for sharing these memories. Carla Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619143242524216127noreply@blogger.com