The Legacy Lives on...

As some of you know and some who don't, I have been planning on making a book about Nena and Ben's life together and even before they met. In this process I have been gathering photos, letters, and recording some stories. My goal was to meet with all of the siblings Anita, Barbara, Vicki, Diana and Darrell to get first hand stories of personal experiences they had and remembered. This was about 6 years ago. I never seemed to find the time. This past year I thought about this blog. It would be a simple step, and less expensive, to gather stories and hear comments on what you know. I have found some old photos in my dad's storage area, and had gathered some photos when I visited Diana a few years ago. I am not aware of who is in some of the photos, some information I was only able to get by looking at the photo date or writings on the back of the photo.
I would love to keep this legacy going and gather as much information as possible. If you have any information to add to the photo, or even better, a story that goes with the photo I would be delighted!
I will post up a picture a day until I run out of pictures. I know I only have a small amount of what photos are out there. I am hoping that one of these days we can have all of the family photos posted and stories we can share with all of our future generations.
If the computer is too intimidating for you to type a story or comment you are more than welcome to contact me by phone or writing:
Brittany (Haskins) Kilpatrick
13201 B Saxby Ct.
Austin, TX 78729
or
512-638-5868
Also, If you happen to have some photos already scanned or documents already on your computer I would be more than happy to send a blank cd so I could add those to the blog and my collection for the book, which I will eventually make one of these days.
Enjoy!

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Love Letter

The biggest treasure I found, besides some of these great photographs, in my dad's basement were three letters. This letter in particular is very touching. It was written by Ben to Nena before they were married. My Dad mentioned that others might have letters that were dispersed after Nena's funeral. It would be an absolute joy if I could either see them or read them transcribed online.
There is no post-mark so the date of this letter is unknown.

If you click on the letter it will enlarge so you can read it.

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  1. AnonymousDecember 20, 2009 at 3:09 PM

    The post mark over the 3c stamp reads 'OKLA', and Ben noted at the top of the page that he was in Caney, OK. This, coupled with the mention of receiving "brown suits" i.e., uniforms, I'd say it is sent from his training area in 1944, just after he was drafted.
    -Veda

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  2. Doug HaskinsDecember 20, 2009 at 4:42 PM

    It will take about 2 checks to show me a good time, too. What a ham. I wonder if he had a funny sense of humor. Also, he is very mushy. I knew I liked him.

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