Stories are the currency of our past, present and future. Without them, we are bankrupt.

Our old family photos trigger those stories.

Meet my great grandma, Heleni, who is reading a book to my 4-year-old aunt Magdalene. The year was 1949, just after the Civil War in Athens, Greece.

My grandma describes her mother Heleni as a wise woman who adored reading books, even though she had a very basic school education.

Heleni worked as a seamstress in a corset factory.

She looks very traditional with a scarf over her hair, but my grandma says her deepest desire was to see all of her children finish college. And she did – all of her children completed college before Heleni passed away at 98 years old.

This is one of many truly beautiful old photos of my family. I have scanned each photo in order to preserve them and the stories they tell.

These photos always remind me of my family’s struggles and strong values. ~shared by @aggelika_tz

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