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18
Oct

Fun (and Embarrassing) Family Photos

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Family vacation and silly masks go together like meat and potatoes. I remember it was around 1984, and our entire family gathered on Fripp Island in South Carolina for an annual beach vacation.
The Reagan vs. Mondale election was coming up, and my uncle and grandfather had polar political views.
To lighten things up, someone got these animal nose masks. My grandfather was wearing an elephant trunk, my uncle wore a donkey snout. My cousin Jack and I were clueless as the bird and the pig. ~ photo and story shared by @andrewniesen

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18
Oct

Save Family Photos – why we started this project.

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William Jonathan Barnes, later known as my “Grandaddy Billy,” as a young man decked out in his Navy uniform.
The Virginia boy was sent to a naval base in California, where he met the love of his life, my grandmother Eleanor.
Married young, but loving like old souls, their legacy inspired me to build We Were Here and this community.

My grandmother unearthed this photo from her jewelry box. I’d never seen it until my grandfather died in September 2013. It was like discovering buried treasure.
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