Mary Elizabeth Rollason, the eldest of nine children of Richard John Rollason and Lucy (nee Evans) was born 25 September 1879 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Her mother was a member of the LDS Church and the girls of the family were also members.

Peter Christensen was in Brisbane, possibly on missionary service, when they met and became engaged. Mary left her family and went with Peter to Salt Lake City where they married on the 7 April 1904. She remained a member of the LDS and died in 1966.Mary remained close to her family and wrote regularly of her life.

I have been lucky enough to inherit some of these communications to her mother, Lucy, sister Violet and niece Myrtle who was my grandmother. Postcard collecting was popular as they were pretty and showed scenes of the times. and all three women collected Mary’s postcards into albums. In these, there are mentions of letters and postcards to the other members of her family, who remained in Brisbane and the news was shared between the family.

I'd like to share them with you.

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Sunday, 4 September 2011

Thousand Springs Idaho



Thousand Springs Idaho: No Date

Dear Violet,
Well I received your letter yesterday, glad to hear from you. We are all well at this time. I hope you are now all over your attack of Dengue fever by now. I still notice you have the same but the last letter I wrote to you I sent home to Mother. I am glad the wages are some higher than they used to be but I daresay they put the price up of everything now. Things are high enough here. 

Eggs are 10 pence a dozen, butter 1/0 a 1/2lb. Eggs don’t go much lower than they are now. Glad to hear the Mount Gravatt folks are pretty well. Well that is good to think that Mother’s leg is healing well but it will be better for her to wear the bandages than to have it break open again. 

Yes Sophie Dommett is a long time writing.   

Dear Violet, you say we could stay at your home if we came back but something I heard makes me think we would not be wanted. I heard some of the Elders were tracting up Red Hill and the Rollasons would have nothing to so with them . That looks like you may feel that way to us. How would you like it if Peter was called on a Mission there? How would you view us all then? 

Your loving sister Mary E Christensen

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House in Carey, Idaho



September 28 1911

Carey, Idaho

Dear Violet,
What do you think of this for an American home? I think it is a pretty nice house. It’s made of brick. Have not time to write to you this mail but will do so next time.

Well, another Australian girl is to be married to a Yankee. They are coming here tonight to spend the evening before leaving for Salt Lake City to be married and live, I believe.

All pretty well here, hoping you are the same. With love and best wishes to you both from Mary and Peter Christensen.
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Main Street Carey Idaho



Main Street Carey Idaho

September 28 1911

Dear Mother,
This is a stretch of  Carey. The store shown is about ½ mile from our home. In the picture are shown two hotels but not the kind we have in Australia as they are called there boarding houses. The Post Office joins on the store where I have marked it.

We have some nice houses in Carey and one I have sent to Violet and I suppose she will show you. Glad to hear that leg is feeling better, hoping it will keep that way. Glad to hear that father is working and able to do it. 

Love to you both from all here,
 your loving daughter Mary

(Mary’s father, Richard John Rollason  would have been 66 years old at this time)
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