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04
Dec

My Grandfather on a Photo Shoot in Africa

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My Mom assisting my grandpa on a photo shoot. My grandpa was a missionary and photographer in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia). My mom grew up tagging along with him on visits to villages. ~shared by @heyodavo

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03
Dec

A Photo of my Beautiful Mother

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My beautiful Mother. Taken around 1952-53. I always wished we could’ve been the same age together. I loved her clothes, music, and easiness of her day. ~shared by @gina2u

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02
Dec

Love and Legacy Transcend Time

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This photo was found tucked away in a box of family photos while moving Momo (my grandmother) into her house. It captures the Christmas spirit of 1988 featuring Me, Pappy, and my brother. Pappy suffered from severe arthritis, but always was positive and ready to play a game with his grandchildren. Five years later, Pappy passed away.
My time with him was short but his impact on my life was large. This photo reminds me how our love transcends time and even life. ~shared by @jigga_g

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01
Dec

Anything but an Ordinary Family Picture

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To anyone else, this may be an ordinary picture. To me, this is the last picture I ever took of my grandma. A woman who battled cancer in her last days. She is the woman who taught me to wake up every morning singing! She had very little in life, but was as happy as a person who had it all. Now you may understand this isn’t “just” a picture. ~ shared by @deardreamlove

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30
Nov

How I Like to Remember My Mom and Dad

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My Mom and my Dad, Christmas 1975. They look truly happy together and that makes me really happy.
They divorced when I was 5, so I don’t really remember them being together and in love, so this is how I like to remember them. ~shared by @nottaylorsmith #savefamilyphotos #wewerehere #oldfamilyphotos #familyphotos #familyphoto #analog #foundphotos #pictapgo_app #parents #parent #vintagephotos #family #families #filmisnotdead

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30
Nov

Sometimes Simplicity Makes an Old Photo Beautiful

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My grandma hanging laundry sometime in the 1950s. Look at all those kids’ pajamas. She eventually had 8 kids with 3 sets of twins! ~shared by @stay_at_home_girlfriend

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29
Nov

A Treasure Trove of Old Family Photos

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My grandmother & my mother on the beach in North Carolina. I unearthed a thanksgiving treasure trove.

Reminds me of… “Ancient Kings” @brianandreas

My grandmother kept a box of old photos in her attic & we used to go up there on rainy days & sit on the floor in the dusty light & go through them & she would
tell about witches & broken
hearts & how we came from
royal blood & it was all there in the pictures, she said… #wewerehere #savefamilyphotos #familyphotos #familyphoto #analog #foundphotos #pictapgo_app #grandparents #grandmothers #grandmother #grandma #family #vintagephotos #filmisnotdead

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27
Nov

What will you find in those old boxes in your family’s attic?

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I found a treasure in a very old box. April 1966. In the San Diego Evening Tribune. I was 9 (bending down feeding pigeons). My 2 year old brother, Brian Christensen, my Mom, and my friend were at Balboa Park having a picnic. My Dad worked just a couple of blocks away. I’m SO glad the photographer captured this moment in my life!

Finding family photos is like a treasure hunt. What will you find in those old boxes? ~ shared by @shellnort

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26
Nov

Learning about my family history means finding my roots

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These are the roots that anchor me. My maternal grandparents in the early 1930s. He was a minister, mortician, magician, medical doctor, cobbler, and carpenter. She could cook any and everything, and I still have her recipes.
They did it all during tough times and prospered. I never met him, but thankfully my parents provided me with those same values and strong work ethic. ~shared by @caduceus_maximus

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25
Nov

Giving Thanks for Family Photos and the Stories They Tell

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My mother, as beautiful as a young woman as she is today, created a home that’s overflowing with hospitality. This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for her love and warmth…and amazing, home-cooked food!

When I’m home for the holidays, one of
my favorite things to do is discover old family photos.
Will you take time this Thanksgiving to get out the shoeboxes of family photos?
You may discover priceless treasures. ~ shared by @rachellacour

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