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More Ina's Stories: on Newburgh again

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Published: April 8, 2025 00:00

Separately from her notebook containing 'Ina's Story' about her childhood, including one part on Newburgh where she spent her summer holidays as a child, my mum wrote, much later I think, about Newburgh again, specifically 37 High Street. Her and her…

Ina's Story: Part 9, Newburgh

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Published: April 7, 2025 00:00

Continued from Part 8 In this final part 9 Ina talks about the golden moments and kindness she experienced in the summer holidays she spent in Newburgh in Fife with Auntie Edie and Uncle George in the many years her parents were abroad. Golden Moments…

Ina's Story: Part 8, Books and Music

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Published: April 6, 2025 00:00

Continued from Part 7 In this part Ina goes on to talk about books and music. As to the place of books in my life - how they became so important to me I don't know. They were not readily accessible - there was a small library in which there were very…

Ina's Story: Part 7, Politics and Social Issues

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Published: April 5, 2025 00:00

Continued from Part 6 In this part Ina goes on to talk about politics and social issues. But politics were never mentioned really. In the VIth form in General Studies we discussed current affairs as we were told about them from time to time. The Head…

Ina's Story: Part 6, Religion

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Published: April 4, 2025 00:00

Continued from Part 5. In this part Ina discusses the role of religion in her childhood. Religion was the thing. We had prayers every evening. When I was proficient enough I played the piano for the hymn we would sing. I also took week about with Joy…

Ina's Story: Part 5, Back to Swansea

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Published: April 3, 2025 00:00

Continued from Post 4 After discussing her family in the last part Ina goes back to talking about Swansea and boarding school. We did our share of the domestic work. There was a duty roster. There was 'carry-in'. This was waiting on the tables - simply…

Ina's Story: Part 4, And my Family?

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Published: April 2, 2025 00:00

Continued from Part 3 on Swansea and Boarding school. Ina digresses from her account of school in Swansea to talk more about her family, before going back to Swansea in the next part. Really I only met my sister [LM, Beth] after meals when we would…

Ina's Story: Part 3, Swansea and Boarding School

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Published: April 1, 2025 00:00

Continued from Part 2 Going to Britain. Ina goes on to talk about her life at boarding school in Swansea after her parents had left her and Beth there and gone back to Peru with Agnes and Ruth. Because Beth was a year older she had a room with girls of…

Ina's Story: Introduction and Contents

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Published: March 31, 2025 00:00

This is an introduction and contents to the story of my Mum's unusual childhood as told by her. This introduction is by me. A few months ago I was rummaging around in a cupboard in my parents' house. I was looking for photo albums I could get out and…

Ina's Story: Part 1, Peru

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Published: March 31, 2025 00:00

See Introduction and Contents. This first part of 'Ina's Story: as I remember it' covers my Mum's first years in Peru from 1938 when she was born there to 1945 when she came to Britain. I was born in Huancayo on December 1st 1938. My parents frequently…