A collection of World War I memorabilia of Capt. James Burke Cousart, my grandfather, (1888 - 195?).  Upon his death, my father, Eugene M. Cousart Sr. kept it safe in a lock box for many years.

My father died in 1981 and the material remained locked up for more than a decade. Worried about deterioration, I expressed interest in preserving it. My thought was to electronically copy and organize it so family members, and others, could know about a P.O.W.'s experience in the Great War.

I came into possession of this material in June of 1997, it arrived in a old plastic bread bag in very fragile condition. Sorting through the jumble of material I began scanning everything immediately - reading, research and understanding it all will take longer. It is my wish that interested parties can easily access, understand, and appreciate the ordeal my grandfather and the other prisoners suffered at the hands of Kaiser Wilhem's German Empire.

Eugene M, Cousart Jr.
August 2001

23 pages - Part diary, part extended letter to his wife, describing German prison camp life in August 1918 it then stops...

...and then picks up again March 1919 in France.

Much, much more to come!!!

Take me directly
to page #9
to see Capt. Cousart's
account

Odds & Ends is a 146 page journal collected by Capt. J.B. Cousart, during his stay at the Villingen, Germany prisoner of war camp in 1918.

My grandfather named his journal
Odds & Ends,
I added the subtitle
The Prisoners of Villingen

It is no secret...
here is Grandmom's Cake recipe!

Note: Files may take awhile to load, I went for quality so you can really read the pages.