“And if these pictures have anything important to say to future generations, it’s this: I was here. I existed. I was young, I was happy, and someone cared enough about me in this world to take my picture.” -Robin Williams My grandmother, Sarah Lincoln LaCour, napping in the back of the boat on one of […]
My Mom on her first bike ride. 1950 in Wyoming, small town America. This photo is from my granddad’s slide collection. Whenever we would all get together over the holidays, part of the family tradition was to gather in the living room for a slide show and share the stories behind the photos. ~shared by […]
My grandparents on their wedding day back in August 1939. When my grandpa first laid eyes on my grandma (who was stunning), he offered her a candy bar to impress her and fibbed that he was related to the Pauls of the Peter Paul Candy company. How smooth! They were married for over 60 years […]
It’s such a great experience for me to be able to go through and scan old slides that were my Dad’s and Grandfather’s. I wish I could have done it with my Dad while he was still here, but at least I have these captured memories of theirs. This photo is of my Dad on […]
This is a photograph of my grandmother Carolyn, taken in 1945 in Hollywood, Florida. Sitting next to her is her mother Mary. Across from her is her sister Dorothy (in the white sunglasses). I recently discovered a suitcase of old prints and negatives from this time period, right before my grandmother met and married my […]
My Dad Ken Davis wearing his signature Pendleton jacket on a GE job site. Although we share the same first name, his middle name was Gallusha and my Mom saved me from that…and from being called Junior! My Dad, Ken Davis the Elder, was an engineer by training, but he came up through the GE […]
My grandparents at the lake. I love how candid both of my grandparents are in this photo. He was a minister, and she was the ultimate Southern belle and minister’s wife. She must have been chilly after swimming in the lake and borrowed his shirt. It is buttoned askew with cigarettes in the pocket. I […]
One of my all-time favorite family photos is of a furry family member. Here’s Mike, my Papaw’s excellent bird dog, doing what he loved most: quail hunting with Papaw. These two were so important to me growing up. Mike was such a sweet, protective dog and a best friend to us. They were so close, […]
“Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.” –Sue Monk Kidd This is Donald Thorvald Kitchin and Zane Lorretta Nordhal, my parents. This photo of them was taken in 1953. They were newlyweds. At the time this photo was taken, my […]
Family memories make summer seem endless. This is one of my all-time favorite family photos. My brother and me (he’s on the left, I’m on the right) in Jackson, Wyoming in 1972. We were traveling from Georgia to Yellowstone National Park for family vacation. Being the family clown, I started yelling “the indians are coming”! […]
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