Comments on: To Grandfather’s House We Go https://uncorneredmarket.com/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/ Travel That Cares for Our Planet and Its People Mon, 19 Feb 2018 15:47:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Audrey Scott https://uncorneredmarket.com/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-861400 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 11:27:05 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/12/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-861400 @Julie: There are quite a few bios and books written about John and Betty Stam. A very sad story. As for our search for my great-grandfather’s house, we weren’t successful in finding it but we did have a few adventures along the way: https://uncorneredmarket.com/the-search-for-grandfathers-house-part-two/

]]> By: Julie https://uncorneredmarket.com/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-860784 Sat, 31 Aug 2013 01:56:22 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/12/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-860784 Great read. I have read a couple of bios about John and Betty Stam…sad. Hope all goes well.

]]> By: Audrey Scott https://uncorneredmarket.com/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-18470 Wed, 26 May 2010 22:41:05 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/12/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-18470 @Ken: Glad you enjoyed this story! You can see the sequel to this article and what happened when we went to Qingdao here: https://uncorneredmarket.com/the-search-for-grandfathers-house-part-two/

]]> By: Ken maynard https://uncorneredmarket.com/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-18378 Wed, 26 May 2010 10:31:42 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/12/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-18378 A great story! I’ll follow it closely because we love China and want to spend more time exploring.

]]> By: Audrey Scott https://uncorneredmarket.com/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-1438 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:14:55 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/12/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-1438 Caitlin: Thanks for your kind comment! We recently visited Kunming in China where my grandfather spent some time during WWII. It’s amazing to think he had been in the same city sixty years before.

We will be updating the website more frequently this summer with more stories and photos from China and the rest of Asia, so check back often!

]]> By: Caitlin James https://uncorneredmarket.com/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-1437 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:39:30 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/12/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-1437 What a fascinating family history! I have read about John & Betty
Stam years ago. After seeing some of your photographs on
Flickr and then stumbling onto this, well, I feel like I’ve found a
pot of gold. Thanks so much.

]]> By: Audrey Scott https://uncorneredmarket.com/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-313 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:40:58 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/12/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-313 Luiza, Rebecca, Bohdana, Ben and Suzanne: Glad you enjoyed taking a trip with me down the Scott family history lane. I had to take a crash course on Chinese history to keep up with my family’s comings and goings!

We’ll be in Qingdao next week to start the search for the house. I’ll be sure to write more about whether we’re able to find the infamous house and how Qingdao looks and feels these days. Looking forward to playing detective!

Suzanne, I’m with you on the svarak! We started getting a little nostalgic for the European Christmas spirit.

]]> By: Suzanne https://uncorneredmarket.com/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-311 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:54:00 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/12/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-311 Hi Audrey,

Wow, what a story! Good luck in locating the house, and I’m looking forward to the next update!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to both of you! I’m wishing I was wandering Prague’s Christmas market with a plastic cup of svarak. 🙂

Suzanne

]]> By: Ben https://uncorneredmarket.com/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-310 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:36:27 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/12/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-310 Absolutely amazing story. I’m on pins and needles now!

On a lighter note, it reminds me of one of my favorite Monty Python jokes–when John Cleese, playing a boarding school teacher, addresses the students in the chapel and reminds them that “Next week is Empire Day, when we commemorate all who lost their lives trying to keep China British.”

]]> By: Bohdana https://uncorneredmarket.com/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-308 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:03:09 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/12/to-grandfathers-house-we-go/#comment-308 It was cool to read more details on the history of your ‘Chinese roots’ 🙂 and I’m really curious how your search will go! Good luck!
PS: At zije PBR!

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