A group of college students came across an album, a lost collection of photos of a woman and her family, frozen in time. Captivated by the beautiful family snapshots, the students made it their mission to find the owners of this lost family treasure. Here’s who they are, and why they care about lost family photos: We […]
This is my father, Kevin, and my grandfather, Cleo, in middle-of-nowhere Alabama during the summer of 1957. My dad was the oldest of three boys and I’m sure shenanigans like this happened all the time, especially with my grandfather at the helm. I know things like this would probably have many mothers shaking their heads, […]
This is my mom, Dorothy, who grew up in a small town in Wisconsin. Looking at this photo, I always wondered if she was afraid of the horse or if she was ‘hamming it up’ as she enjoyed performing in school plays…probably a bit of both! Mom liked being fashionable and dressed up for her […]
Some may see an old photo. We see a story. The young girl on the left is my Gran, Mima, circa 1925. She would have been 15 when this picture was taken. She loved theatre and being on the stage in amateur productions. She was always cast as a boy because she was tall. She […]
As part of our ongoing partnership with experts in the family history community, our team reached out to Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective who can help you solve your family photo mysteries. She’s not only a genealogist, she’s also a veritable Sherlock Holmes of family photographs. In this post, Taylor shares her tips to discovering […]
Some may see an old photo, faded, grainy, showing signs of age. We see a story. This weekend is Mother’s Day and I want to start it off by sharing this photo of my Grandma Merlynn, who is pictured here walking with 3 of my uncles towards The Great Salt Lake for a swim/float. She […]
Family photos are in danger. Many of us have stacks of old photographs, slides and negatives. In addition, there are likely to be one – or many – old photo albums sitting in closets, attics, basements, or storage lockers. Now that we have fully entered the digital age, these relics of an earlier time are sort […]
Happy 45th wedding anniversary to these 2 crazy kids! They came from Mexico and Peru, met in Los Angeles and started their adventure together. Two daughters and three granddaughters later, they remain committed to making it work through thick and thin and continue being each other’s best friend. All I can say to them is […]
This is my great-grandmother Ellen in the middle of harvesting hay in the late 1950s, at the family homestead in Bjurholm, northern Sweden. Those wooden rakes are handmade, down to each hand carved peg. The labor was done by the family and the hay was moved from field to barn by horse and wagon. This […]
My parents had a restaurant in Chicago in the early 1970s. It was a place of real camaraderie, great burgers and drinks. It had a real Cheers vibe! My parents are on the far left; my mom is sitting on my dad’s lap. This image is a great memory of my childhood. I remember each […]
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