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Dear Mister Ward Across The Pond
Dear Mister Ward featured on BBC Podcast
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Evan H Gregg

July 2024

Some News, an Anniversary, and Mystery People
Dear Mister Ward to be featured on a BBC podcast and 2 years since Dear Mister Ward Live!
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Evan H Gregg

May 2024

Youth Ministry and Other Diversions
Introducing G. Richard Kuch: from lonely hours in a student room to religious leader
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Evan H Gregg

December 2023

Happy Holidays from Dear Mister Ward
A belated update, a coupon code, and a fun video
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Evan H Gregg

October 2023

The Silver Fox Farmer and the Inexperienced Housekeeper
The first in a series of posts in which I summarize the findings of the folks who wrote the letters that make up Dear Mister Ward. First up is Helen…
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Evan H Gregg

September 2023

Some Belated Updates from Dear Mister Ward
Newsletter housekeeping, new video, and a message from 'Dad' Lammon
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July 2023

The Story Behind Dear Mister Ward Pt 4
An introduction to Aaron Montgomery Ward and the founding of the company that bears his name. Seen through the lens of a collection of letters written…
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The Story Behind Dear Mister Ward Part 3
Where I hear my grandma's voice for the first time in 30 years.
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Evan H Gregg

June 2023

The Story Behind Dear Mister Ward Part 2
Where the letters become more than just jokes
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May 2023

Relax...Be Natural...Just Talk
A brief history of Cy Frailey's Better Letter Clinics of the 1930s including a video cut together of a 1940s filmstrip with vinyl record accompaniment.
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The Story Behind Dear Mister Ward Part 1
Where I discover the catharsis of "mournganizing"
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Steel Roofing and a Very Charming Baby
A letter from a mother to Montgomery Ward and their response
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