Brooklyn in Love & at War

My grandparents' World War 2 Love Letters

Why should I develop those horrible bourgeois traits!

Happy Thanksgiving! Today, in honor of the chaotic consumerism that is Black Friday, we have a letter from Sylvia written the week after Thanksgiving expressing some jealousy of her neighbor’s … Continue reading

November 25, 2022 · Leave a comment

You won a contest … Are we the exceptions?

This sweet, short letter was written the day after the 1944 election and Alex describes mailing his ballot with a note saying he is disappointed that he didn’t receive it … Continue reading

November 11, 2022 · Leave a comment

Advice to Letter Writers

Some Advice from Ladies’ Home Journal about what to put in a letter to “Your Men In Uniform” – March 1943

March 3, 2013 · Leave a comment