Over three hundred letters found in my uncle’s attic tell a compelling story of his life as a young WWII soldier, as well as his family’s experiences back home. These letters document his service with the Fifth Army Headquarters, from registering at Fort Devens, training at two separate camps, then travelling overseas to Italy. He describes the work and the leisure, the rules, and the return trip. Letters from his family tell of their life at home during the war. Learn about or re-live the years 1943-45 as we travel through his time using the words of a 19-year-old country boy and his family!

Seema is an experienced software instructor and a professional genealogist. Based on over twenty years of research, her known roots are deep in New England as well as England, Germany, and Sweden, with DNA now adding a line from The Netherlands. She has a certificate in Genealogical Research from BU, completed ProGen, and is an active member of several societies and part of the NERGC planning committee.