
A road my grandfather took
A long bus ride through a valley I had only seen in letters.
Family history writer

October 24, 2026 · 6 min
One picture of a stone building in the mist, and the four questions I asked it.
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A long bus ride through a valley I had only seen in letters.

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Writing a place from other people’s memories before I have been there myself.