I found my Grandpa’s notes 20 years after he died (2020)

Re:I found my Grandpa’s notes 20 years after he died (2020) by cableshaft on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @11:28AM (#27051145)

There could be some serious historical value or insights in that journal, even if there are terrible deeds listed within. If you can't bring yourself to read it, perhaps consider sharing it with a WWII museum or historian.

They might be willing to leave your great-grandfather's name out of it, if that's a concern for you.

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Re:I found my Grandpa’s notes 20 years after he died (2020) by FriedrichN on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @12:35PM (#27052142)

I will definitely have to do something with it, at the very least photocopy it as another user suggested. It has luckily survived a fire, but I don't know if it'll be around forever.

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Re:I found my Grandpa’s notes 20 years after he died (2020) by amelius on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @02:34PM (#27053853)

Consider sending the journal (or a copy) to NIOD:

https://www.niod.nl/en

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NIOD_Institute_for_War,_Holoca...

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Re:I found my Grandpa’s notes 20 years after he died (2020) by amelius on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @04:54PM (#27055680)

To add, from their website:

> Even today, interesting things from the Second World War resurface. When people move house, when a house is demolished or when an attic is cleared. These finds can range from a pile of letters, to photos, films, diaries, documents or objects. Don’t throw these documents away. NIOD welcomes donations of new material.

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