My grandpa and me when I was about two years old. This is how I always remember him–striped overalls, horn-rimmed glasses, and his rocking chair on the porch. My love for books began early, and I begged anyone who would to read to me. Grandpa was a slow, halting reader who often stumbled over the […]
I’ve been thinking lots about my paternal grandmother lately as I’ve been pondering next steps for my life and vocation. Formidable and unflappable, the only daughter among nine children, she was unusually well educated for a woman of her class and station. She was a mother of six, only five of whom lived past childhood. A […]
These hands are 95 years old. This summer, I asked my grandmother to tell me about this picture of her at 22. As she touched the image as though she could feel the raised lace of her collar, she told me, “I bought this dress uptown in Alva, Oklahoma, with Aunt Laura, whose farm south […]
This image never fails to make me think about my mom, a true ‘Rosie the Riveter’ if there ever was one. She never needed to ask for anyone’s help. If something needed to be done, she just did it. My brother and I wanted to be Batman and Robin for Halloween. So, she made us […]
I’m continuing to scan old family photos. It is such a big job, but one I am really enjoying. The photo booth pictures tend to be some of my favorites! This is my grandma Hallie and her sister Margie. They used to speak pig latin in front of my mom so she would not know […]
My parents on their wedding day. This is the photo that made me want to shoot weddings. How, in one sheet of film (4×5 camera), did this photographer capture the unity of these two in the first moment of their new marriage? Their feet are perfectly in step. Their arms are linked. They burst from […]
My Grandmother, Merylee Alice, was such a gentle and beautiful woman. She had the softest hands I have ever touched. I love this capture of her with a fern. I wonder if she liked to collect things as she hiked through the woods like I do. I don’t know anything about where this photograph was […]
My grandmother and great-grandmother out for what I believe to have been a mothers’ day dinner circa 1960-something. Grandma laughed often, but was typically more self conscious in front of a camera. This glimpse of her at ease is an unusual moment in our family photos! It is from my grandmother that I inherited my […]
This photograph was taken in 1949 in Athens, GA. It was used as promotional material for the University of Georgia and the woman standing in front of the mirror is my grandmother, Terry Mathews, otherwise known as “Goose” to her 8 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and a handful of others who adopted the name as […]
My Father tossing the football at his family’s Long Island home circa 1952. My Father was an athlete. He played football, baseball, golf and excelled in all of them. He once had a strong, intimidating build with the patience of a saint. Over the past 40 years, Dad has slowly deteriorated from brain damage he […]
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