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December 1966. My Mama in her Pan Am uniform. Today would be her birthday. I wish an airline existed that was as beautiful and luxurious like Pan Am in the 60’s! And isn’t my mom just so cute? ~shared by @ranissance View on Instagram →

“A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it.” -Edward Steichen August 1966. Rockport, Ma. Me and my Papa sitting side by side in lawn chairs in our back yard. My favorite photo. My favorite memory. I loved to do this as a little girl, and as a grown woman. […]

My granny, on the left, looking fabulous in the early 1970s. Her name is Lauretta and this picture was taken in Hot Springs Arkansas. What I love the most is how perfect her afro looks! I’ve never seen her hair like that, and until I discovered this picture, I had not even seen a picture […]

“There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment.” –Robert Frank Dad, Mom and me. 1967. It was my first vacation at seaside. And although my dad passed away 27 years ago, my mom is still madly in love with him. ~shared by @koruayse View on Instagram →

This is my grandmother Betty Claire, now ninety years old. She’s sitting at the pool at the Garden Apartments in Peekskill, New York around 1959. She used to frequent this pool with her three kids before they moved into a house in White Plains. That’s my aunt Sherry in the in the red suit behind […]

“Always remember there was nothing worth sharing, like the love that let us share our name.” – Avett Brothers My grandparents were a Romeo and Juliette of sorts. They first met while my grandpa was stationed in Texas and my grandma’s parents were working at the university. They secretly got married and then she went […]

I’m proud to be related to the strong woman I see in this photograph. Grace Bateman, my great grandmother was known for her poise, elegance and skills as a needlewoman. More importantly, however, Grace was chair of the townswomen’s guild which in the wake of the Suffragette movement promoted equal opportunity and rights for women […]

I love going to antique markets and sifting through old photographs. Yet it’s even more magical when you sift through your family’s photos. The best kind of history is your own. My grandmother (shown in this photo) recently passed, and I flew to Manila to say goodbye and be with family. Going through her closet, […]

My Grandma with her Cub Scout troop which included my uncle and George Martin, author of Game of Thrones. He’s the boy in the center holding his chin. This was taken on boat lapping Manhattan, where he was obviously getting inspiration and ideas for King’s Landing! ~shared by @clam_digger View on Instagram →