George A. Waker, Jr.

Good Evening,
I’m very grateful to my cousin Nancy Summerill for providing a copy of the picture of George A. Walker, Jr. in WWI. You can see him in the back row right by the “X” and from the look of it he’s quite happy. George A. Walker, Jr., was Nancy’s grandfather.
The letter that follows [...]

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George A. Walker, Jr. WWI Picture

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Letter to George A. Walker, Jr.

Bemidji, Minn Sept 9th 1918
My Dear Son,
Altho Ma has been writing you often thought I would drop you a few lines this evening__ Ma has been feeling poorly for few days but seems to be OK again tonight.
Last letter we received from you was dated July 28th. I was pleased to know you [...]

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Letters from the Walker Boys

Tonight I’m “shifting gears” just a little to bring you three letters written during the First World War. Three of Elsie Walker Everest’s brothers served in the Army and she saved a letter from each one. Now, nearly 90 years later, these letters give us a glimpse of what life was like during [...]

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Letters from the Walker Boys

This letter was written to Elsie Walker Everest from France, on February 24, 1919.
Dear Sister: Spring is sure breaking here with lots of rain, in hopes that it dries up soon as the roads are rotten. Have a pretty fair time around here now. A dance every Sunday afternoon and evening, sometimes [...]

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