Three books. Three small books. Each only about 4" x 6" in size. Almost one hundred years old. Tattered and worn; the titles hardly legible. Anyone else's eyes would see these as worthless. My eyes see them as priceless. Why? Because these books belonged to my maternal grandfather-Leo Harrison.
Leo Harrison was born near Byrneville, Harrison County, Indiana on January 27, 1906. He attended high school in the early-mid 1920's at New Salisbury High School in Harrison County. These were some of his high school textbooks. Quite different looking than the textbooks I studied from in the late 1970's.
And the titles...well they're also different from the titles I remember studying.
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Lincoln's Addresses, Inaugurals and Letters
along with
Macaulay's Speeches on Copyright
©1909-This Edition Published 1924
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Autobiography
of
Benjamin Franklin
©1901-This Edition Published 1920
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The Odyssey of Homer
©1905-This Edition Published 1921
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I did read this book, although I'm sure my copy was just a mass produced paperback.
My grandfather had also written his name with dates inside each of these books.
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| Leo's signature inside the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin |
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| Leo's Signature inside The Odyssey of Homer |
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| Leo's Signature inside Lincoln's Addresses, Inaugurals and Letters |
Not bad handwriting for a high school teen!
And inside the Franklin book, many notes were added in the margins.
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| Leo's margin notes inside The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin |
I find it interesting getting a small glimpse into what my grandfather was studying as a young man in the 1920's.
I've always loved to read and have always loved history. Put that together with the love of a grandchild for their grandparent and it's no wonder why I love these books so much.
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| Leo Harrison 1906-1980 |
(Leo Harrison - Lisa's maternal grandfather)
Treasure Chest Thursday
A post with the main focus being a family treasure, an heirloom or even an every day item meaningful to you or your family.
A daily blogging prompt from Thomas MacEntee at GeneaBloggers.
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