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McGuire Phyllis of Birmingham & Canada

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Brock

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Does anyone have a Phyllis McGuire who used to live in Birmingham & later lived in Canada in their tree?
In 1917 she used to live in Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham & by 1919 she had moved to live in Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham.
I have some wonderful old postcards which were sent to her & I thought that it would be nice to hand them back to family who were tracing the family tree to which she belonged.
Thank you.
 
Brock said:
Does anyone have a Phyllis McGuire who used to live in Birmingham & later lived in Canada in their tree?
In 1917 she used to live in Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham & by 1919 she had moved to live in Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham.
I have some wonderful old postcards which were sent to her & I thought that it would be nice to hand them back to family who were tracing the family tree to which she belonged.
Thank you.
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I do.
 
Brock said:
Does anyone have a Phyllis McGuire who used to live in Birmingham & later lived in Canada in their tree?
In 1917 she used to live in Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham & by 1919 she had moved to live in Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham.
I have some wonderful old postcards which were sent to her & I thought that it would be nice to hand them back to family who were tracing the family tree to which she belonged.
Thank you.
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I actually have some postcards that were sent to your grandmother when she lived in Birmingham in Sparkhill, Sparkbrook and Small Heath. Then in Nelson BC Canada. I got them in a thrift shop in Abbotsford B C when I worked there. I was offered a leaving gift when I left in 2015. You see I also lived in Birmingham, went to the commercial school in Sparkbrook, and later emigrated to Canada, lived in Nelson where my daughter was born, and later moved to Abbotsford where your Grandmother probably moved to as well. There were more cards that she had collected that came into the shop but I only took 21. One of them was from her mother. I will gladly send them to you. I have been trying to find their real owner for years.
 
I have some postcards that were sent to your grandmother between the First World War and the time she emigrated and lived in Nelson. If you’re her grand daughter you may have them. I live in West Kelowna BC
 
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pjmburns said:
A pity but he poster does not seem to have been on the Forum for a while. You could try sending a private message. They may have opted for email reminders.
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I have also shared a link to this forum on Ancestry with someone who seems to be a grandchild and another who is a great grandchild of Phyllis McGuire. However, the accounts show that they have not been active in Ancestry for over a year, so not sure whether they will see emails.
 
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Click on the name next to the avatar and then click on direct message.
I can't guarantee it will be seen but it may trigger an email depending upon settings used.
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Harbach said:
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Cfraser said:
I do.
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Cfraser said:
She was my grandmother and she raised me. Any info you may would be great
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pjmburns said:
A pity but he poster does not seem to have been on the Forum for a while. You could try sending a private message. They may have opted for email reminders.
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tell me where to send your grandma’s postcards
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Syoung said:
Hello! A huge thank you to Maxine for reaching out. I would LOVE to have these post cards. Phyllis McGuire was my great grandmother. I would be happy to pay the postage to have them sent to me.
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Syoung said:
Hello! A huge thank you to Maxine for reaching out. I would LOVE to have these post cards. Phyllis McGuire was my great grandmother. I would be happy to pay the postage to have them sent to me.
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I’m so glad that Maxine contacted you. If you send me your address I’d be happy to send the postcards tto you,
 
Syoung said:
Hello! A huge thank you to Maxine for reaching out. I would LOVE to have these post cards. Phyllis McGuire was my great grandmother. I would be happy to pay the postage to have them sent to me.
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How exciting to have found you, thanks to Maxine. I’ve actually had the postcards since 2010 when I left Abbotsford. I wish you’d lived closer so that I could hand them to you myself. I’ll put them in the mail in the next few days. Don’t worry about the postage. I’ll look after that. To think, I even have a postcard from your great-great grandmother wishing Phyllis a happy birthday.
 
Harbach said:
How exciting to have found you, thanks to Maxine. I’ve actually had the postcards since 2010 when I left Abbotsford. I wish you’d lived closer so that I could hand them to you myself. I’ll put them in the mail in the next few days. Don’t worry about the postage. I’ll look after that. To think, I even have a postcard from your great-great grandmother wishing Phyllis a happy birthday.
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how wonderful that your postcards have found its rightful home at last...thank goodness you hung onto them...i have a few books belonging to other people found in a skip in birmingham the inscriptions inside the books date them from the late 1800s and early 1900s...had them for about 12 years and although i have posted on this forum a few times asking for anyone to claim them so far no luck but i wont be getting rid of them just in case..

lyn
 
Before you send them - are any of the picture sides pictures of interest as old views of Birmingham? Perhaps, if so, they could be scanned. The image not the message.
 
Harbach said:
How exciting to have found you, thanks to Maxine. I’ve actually had the postcards since 2010 when I left Abbotsford. I wish you’d lived closer so that I could hand them to you myself. I’ll put them in the mail in the next few days. Don’t worry about the postage. I’ll look after that. To think, I even have a postcard from your great-great grandmother wishing Phyllis a happy birthday.
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What a great story, that is what BHF is all about, at least in my mind!
 
LittleMax said:
I have also shared a link to this forum on Ancestry with someone who seems to be a grandchild and another who is a great grandchild of Phyllis McGuire. However, the accounts show that they have not been active in Ancestry for over a year, so not sure whether they will see emails.
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Something worked!
 
Harbach said:
How exciting to have found you, thanks to Maxine. I’ve actually had the postcards since 2010 when I left Abbotsford. I wish you’d lived closer so that I could hand them to you myself. I’ll put them in the mail in the next few days. Don’t worry about the postage. I’ll look after that. To think, I even have a postcard from your great-great grandmother wishing Phyllis a happy birthday.
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I can't thank you enough. I will treasure these postcards. I also wish I lived closer - I would have loved to meet you in person. I can't believe you kept these postcards for so many years! Thank you for sending them, I really appreciate it! So excited to receive them. :D
 
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