What Happened: A 121-year-old postcard led family in UK to reunite with long-lost relatives for the first time.
What you need to know: A woman in Swansea, UK, named Helen Roberts, has connected with long-lost relatives thanks to a 121-year-old postcard that was recently delivered to the Swansea Building Society. The building used to be the childhood home of Roberts’ grandfather.
What more: The postcard, sent by Roberts’ great-uncle Ewart to his sister Lydia, mentioned his activities and sent love to family members. After the postcard surfaced on social media, a woman used Ancestry to trace the family and contacted Roberts, who had been researching her family tree online. Roberts immediately recognized the address on the postcard as her grandfather’s childhood home.
Also: This discovery led to a family reunion where Roberts and her sister Margaret Spooner met with Nick Davies, Ewart’s grandson, and Faith Reynolds, Lydia’s great-granddaughter. This unexpected delivery connected the family in a way they never anticipated, bridging generations and bringing together relatives who had never met before.