Posted letters are listed in ascending order by selected country.
The number of countries represented as this project evolves and I am able to scan and post more letters. While most of the letters are written by Vonda, there will be letters from other family members. Similarly, most of the documents are letters, but periodically I will include other notable documents.
- All (131)
- Afghanistan (125)
- Pakistan (5)
- U.S.A. (1)
Servant’s Job in Peril After Best Bird Dies
1959, Afghanistan, Country, Year
Death of Best Bird; An American Dies; Brush with fame - John Hudson, the film
director...
Vonda Not Keen to Travel to Karachi for Baby
1959, Afghanistan, Country, Year
Baby gender guesses; Travel plans for birth; Landlord adding a 2nd story...
New Cook Feeds 1/4 Pound of Liver to Tropical Fish
1959, Afghanistan, Country, Year
Toilet stinks; New cook wiz with potatoes; Dentist appointment; Some women stop
wearing veils...
Vonda Gets a Horse
1959, Afghanistan, Country, Year
Gets horse from departing neighbors; buys unused horse equipment for $26;
replacement bird dies...
Dead Beirut Flight Crash Victims Looted
1959, Afghanistan, Country, Year
Bill goes hunting in Kandahar; Film lost in plane crash; Cat eats oatmeal; Foreign
wifes of Afghans; President Eisenhower to vist on Dec 9, 1959 (photo of AirForce
One)...
Vonda Transfers to New Job Until Birth
Bribing Gardeners for Chirstmas Greenery
1959, Afghanistan, Country, Year
Bill in Kandahar as protesting riots break out due to emancepation of women (no
longer required to wear veil and chadri....
Americans Behave Abominably
1960, Afghanistan, Country, Year
Update on trouble in Kandahar; Maybe tonsils are to blame for Bill perpetual
colds...
Ex-Cook Registers Complaint About Other Servant
1960, Afghanistan, Country, Year
Servant issues; No water again; Pregnant Vonda can ride a horse but not ride in
car...
1960, Afghanistan, Country, Year
Letter InfoFilename: 1960-01-14 From Mom to Grandparents.pdfAuthor: Post Date: 1960 January 14Letter Topics: View Full Screen...
Vonda Visits Bill in Kandahar
1960, Afghanistan, Country, Year
Consider a mongoose as a pet; Vonda introduced to ethinic jewelry; Pregnant Vonda
gives notice at work....
Bill Shoots and Butchers a 400lb Boar
1960, Afghanistan, Country, Year
Wopper of an earthquake; Travel plans to Karachi 10-14 days prior to due
date...
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