[lace] Gertrude Whiting Biography

2014-05-13 Thread Brian Lemin
Can anyone point me to a source for this information on GW please. I have only found a few scrappy bits and i would like to know more. Thanks Brian - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to

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2014-05-13 Thread The Lace Bee
I think that it is more likely after the opera singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Lind The children's hospital in Norwich is also named after her as she gave charity concerts to raise money to found the hospital http://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/Page.asp?ID=307 Kind Regards Liz Baker On 13 May

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2014-05-13 Thread Sue Harvey
Is it named after the nurse Jenny Lind? We had a children's hospital of that name in Norwich the nearest city to where I live and my daughter had an operation there at 18 months old. Sue M Harvey Norfolk UK Sent from my iPad - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing

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2014-05-13 Thread Clay Blackwell
I believe it is named for the famous opera singer of that name. If you google the name, this pops right up. Clay Sent from my iPad Is it named after the nurse Jenny Lind? We had a children's hospital of that name in Norwich the nearest city to where I live and my daughter had an