Over the past five years or so, I've been transcribing my late-Grandpa's diaries so we can get them published for the family.
Mum and I are going to put photos, limericks, recipe, receipts and pay slips from back then into the books and get them published in real editions for the family to keep.
Each member of the family will own a copy of this book, so they know how Grandpa Killips lived from the time he arrived here in Australia aged 15 until 1988, when his eyesight became too bad to write anymore.
Writer, poet, artist and prolific reader.... that's me.
I'm a collector of books, vinyls, coin purses and strange handbags... that's me too.
Otherwise, I love...
@frodob a few members of the family have wanted to divide up the diaries, while others want them tossed out.
As I go further into them, I can see why they want the latter. There's some big secrets my Grandpa kept in his diaries.
@365projectorgjoworboys oh! Yes! He was an incredibly intelligent man, a active member of the Lodge, a great family man, worked harder than I thought he did, and was worried sick about his son David, who was very sick his whole life and passed in 1963/4. Grandpa wrote about historic events, crimes which happened, and loved the Royal Family. He was someone I really wish I had gotten to know better when I was young.
June 14th, 2024
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As I go further into them, I can see why they want the latter. There's some big secrets my Grandpa kept in his diaries.