Growing Up at the Davenport House (Dee Letter)

Category: Documents / Records, Family / Relatives Tags: Artie, Davenport, Delia, Gottfried, PDF

This page presents a 19-page, single-paragraph stream-of-consciousness letter written by Georgia Davenport McCain to her sister, Delia (Dee) Davenport Gottfried, as a birthday letter in 1996.

The letter provides a detailed recollection of life growing up in the Davenport household during the 1930s and 1940s. It includes numerous family stories involving the Davenport siblings and offers a personal perspective on daily life, traditions, and experiences from that era.

This narrative serves as a valuable historical and family record, offering insight into both the challenges and everyday moments of life during that time period.

Originally posted to the Davenport Family Facebook Group on 01/28/18