Inside the letters addressed to “Dearest Florence,” Lever shares mundane details and moments of joy, according to Jay Preseau, the Sudbury, Ont., antiques dealer who currently has the set.
The collectible dealer thought the letters might make sweet Valentine’s Day gifts for collectors and listed them for sale individually in cities across North America, including Saskatoon.
Colleen Baier said she is recently divorced and seeing the letters posted in that group offered her “a glimmer of hope” she hadn’t realized she needed.
As social media and technological advances make communication less concrete, local historians say the preserved letters offer a physical reminder to hopeful romantics that love, while difficult, can persevere.
“Here’s evidence of a couple that survived, presumably through extremely trying times, not just long distance, but the uncertainties of war,” said Dawn Flood, an associate history professor at Campion College at the University of Regina.
Flood and University of Saskatchewan professor emeritus James Pitsula said the letters also offer a glimpse into the “human sides of history.”
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Inside the letters addressed to “Dearest Florence,” Lever shares mundane details and moments of joy, according to Jay Preseau, the Sudbury, Ont., antiques dealer who currently has the set.
The collectible dealer thought the letters might make sweet Valentine’s Day gifts for collectors and listed them for sale individually in cities across North America, including Saskatoon.
Colleen Baier said she is recently divorced and seeing the letters posted in that group offered her “a glimmer of hope” she hadn’t realized she needed.
As social media and technological advances make communication less concrete, local historians say the preserved letters offer a physical reminder to hopeful romantics that love, while difficult, can persevere.
“Here’s evidence of a couple that survived, presumably through extremely trying times, not just long distance, but the uncertainties of war,” said Dawn Flood, an associate history professor at Campion College at the University of Regina.
Flood and University of Saskatchewan professor emeritus James Pitsula said the letters also offer a glimpse into the “human sides of history.”
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