I was recently looking through some old family photos and clippings while sitting around during the holidays. I happened to come across a yellowed newspaper clipping from the Tuesday, November 20, 1956 (incidentially, 1956 was my birth year) edition of the Camborne-Redruth Packet. The clipping was from the Local and District Gossip section. Under the heading Where is it? was a brief paragraph accompanied by a photo identifying H J Harvey in front of his saddle shop on Trelowarren Street in Camborne that was in existence from 1831 to 1910. H J Harvey was my grandfather's (John E Harvey) grandfather. It was very exciting for me to discover this part of my heritage, especially since I am a horse breeder.
John C Harvey Jr, Judson Road, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
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