Christmas greetings from Grand Duchess Olga to another Olga
December 26, 2021
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Grand Duchess Olga Nikolayevna as a nurse in WWI – postcard from the author’s personal collection
Disappearance, Scandal and Murder – her letter fears the worst
December 19, 2021
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Rasputin, friend to Empress Alexandra of Russia and enemy of so many more, was murdered on 30 December 1916 – (17 December in the old calendar). As a follow up to my post a couple of weeks ago, here is how the Empress expressed her fears in a letter, the
She was a model in Paris, but did she work for Chanel?
December 12, 2021
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I recently attended the Chanel exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. Despite whatever opinion you might have of Coco Chanel, her designs were both elegant and timeless. And they were beautifully made. But as I walked around the exhibition, I remembered that my great-aunt Ella, my maternal grandmother’s sister
Remembering Grand Duchess Olga on what would have been her birthday
November 14, 2021
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I was reminded by the Facebook post in the group “In the Steps of the Romanovs” that Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna, eldest daughter of the Tsar Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia, was born on 15th November. The Facebook post is linked to Helen Azar’s video about GD Olga’s
The Mystery of the Manuscript – who was Olga H?
October 24, 2021
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I guess there are many family historians who find strange photographs or documents in the papers they have inherited. I definitely have many photographs which have no details recorded on them and I cannot place, such as the photos in this post from last week. But, amongst the many paper
In the Years 1915-1917 the Bank was Foreign
October 3, 2021
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My parents and grandparents were definitely hoarders. Each time I attempt to sort through the papers and letters and documents and photographs and other things I brought home after the death of my father; I am amazed at how much they kept. Bearing in mind either my grandparents had to
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