Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Charles Gadd with Trophies

Yet another wonderful picture of my grandfather has surfaced!

In this photo, probably taken at Brancepeth, Charles Gadd is pictured with many of his trophies. For more information about the trophies visit http://www.golfinggadds.com/page142.htm . Thanks to my sister, Susan VanDeVelde for sharing her collection.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Spotted on the Web

http://www.golf-online.biz/info93.asp

Here's an interesting collection of stories related to the early days of the Ryder Cup. George Gadd is mentioned a couple of times.

Photos of Robert Charles Gadd

Just when I think that all of the pictures of relatives have been accounted for some new old photos come to light. Just this past weekend my step-mother Susan Gadd of St. John's Newfoundland discovered an old briefcase of my father's (Robert Charles Gadd 1921-1999). It contained some scanned sheets of photos that his sister Eileen had sent him in 1999. They are photos I had never seen before of Brancepeth Castle, two of Eileen and my Dad as young children, one of Dad as a boy playing golf, and a slightly older one playing football at school. Then there were two of him in military uniform.

It is so delightful to uncover these lost treasures.