Lt Duncan Ross Grant Project

RIP Lt. Duncan Ross Grant. He died on this date in 1918. And while this project is slow moving, it is indeed moving. Take time today to reflect on those who also died in 1918 during WWI.

This weekend we will be at the Golden Age Air Museum in Bethel, PA. There is a WWI theme weekend and we will be talking about aviation in the era. Visit the WWI exhibitions.

Noon ET today new live video about photography and photos from the trunk. Watch live and ask questions

Thanks for remembering Duncan today on the 102nd anniversary of his death.

Today is the 102nd anniversary of Duncan's death in England. At Noon ET I will present his correspondence, war diary, personal items from his footlocker. Watch Live on Facebook 12-1pm ET. Please share.

I opened a stack of mail that was tied with red ribbon. These are 40 or so letters written by Charles Grant, the older brother of Duncan. Charles went to Princeton and with some research it might turn up he was roommates with some guy name Fitzgerald. Charlie is alleged to be the first person to fly a plane in Vermont. He went to aviation school in Texas at Kelly Field, but never shipped out.

May 31 will be the 102nd anniversary of Duncan's death in England. There will be a new video and reading some of the letters found in his footlocker. In the meantime, please invite your friends to like this Page. Thanks and have a great week.

For Memorial Day: this is the flag that was carefully folded and placed inside Duncan’s footlocker. Reading the letters will hopefully shed more light on it. We only looked at it once, on Governors Island. It’s about 8 feet wide and has metal grommets. The idea is preservation so it could be displayed flat. It was wrapped in a cotton cloth for 100 years. Next weekend is the anniversary of Duncan’s fatal accident in England.

A few hundred letters were sorted today that were sent to the parents of Duncan after his death. Three takeaways: Penmanship and handwriting with fountain pens is incredible and definitely a lost art. So many businesses and companies had wonderful letterhead. And private individuals often had embossed and engraved stationery with addresses and often nicknames for their homes. I also found a few more things to write posts about. Stay tuned. If you can, please invite friends to "like" this page, I'd like to get up to 200 followers before Memorial Day!

Envelope marked “news clippings”

Red Cross to parents 12 days after Duncan’s death