Letters Written by My Grandfather

[ndrosen]

My uncle Norman, my father’s youngest brother, sent an email to my siblings and myself a couple of days ago, telling us about letters written by my paternal grandfather, Nathan Rosen (1902-1999), and including transcripts of the letters. My grandfather wrote these letters to Norman in his old age, although not quite in his last few years, and his handwriting made them difficult to read, but Norman has now gone through them, and made an effort to decipher them, although there are occasional lacunae.

Anyway, my grandfather wrote about his childhood in Lithuania, when it was part of the Tsar’s empire, and about coming to America as a teenager, via a ship that departed from Arkhangelsk. Some of the information matches things that I remember him telling me when he was alive; other parts are new to me. Anyway, I was glad to receive the letters, and learn more about family history, and an old man’s experiences when he was a child.

Comments

[thewayne]

That is very cool and quite a keepsake. I have no letters from or between my parents or grandparents and am unaware of any.

[filkferengi]

What a treasure! Did your sibling also receive them? It'd be essential to pass them on to your niblings.

Are there any Lithuanian clubs or associations that might like a copy of them as a historical note?