All I want for Christmas is memories. Christmas morning, 1968. Here, my parents captured that magical moment when my siblings and I rounded the corner from our front stairs and hallway to the living room. When we stepped into the room, we saw that Santa had made his visit; erecting a massive tree, decorating every […]
My very first Christmas, 1954. Looks like everyone got rockers for their new babies. We were all baby girls and there were still two more yet to come! It was pretty awesome growing up in a family of all girls. My big sisters Chrissy and Patty were wearing their new Christmas dresses that my mother […]
The women of Gerry Lynn’s Charm School including my Great Aunt Thelma Smith, circa 1950. My Great Aunt was an entrepreneur and a fashion innovator in the Atlanta area. She owned one of Atlanta’s most prominent Charm School’s during the 1950’s. As a model, she was featured in Jet Magazine. She married Giles Jewell and lived […]
I believed. Me and Santa. Macy’s, Herald Square, NYC. No velvet dress or crinoline for me. It was a wool, flannel, cotton Christmas. After all, Santa is from the North Pole! I loved that suspenders outfit…still do love suspenders! ~shared by @carolelizabethdietz (Carol shares a treasure trove of beautiful vintage photos on her feed, […]
I have never taken this picture of my dad, circa 1951, out of its frame with an oval mat until today. What I discovered was magical…It’s a beautiful contact print and you can see where he drew a picture and wrote his name “Tommy.” I love little surprises like this. I’ll keep on making photos […]
Me and Nan taking a tour of Byrd Airport. Nan was my grandmother. She was full of style, humor and joie de vivre. She smoked Marlboro reds and loved coffee ice cream. We often laughed until we cried. I’d give anything to have her back for an hour. We never ran out of things to […]
How many memories deserve to be saved and shared? Thousands of priceless family artifacts are hidden in attics and basements. From family snapshots to rare documents like birth certificates and marriage records, these artifacts are waiting to be discovered. As part of our RootsTech Profile Series, we’re sharing stories of families who collaborated with innovative […]
This is a most precious picture of my Grandmother, sitting on the log at the far left, around 1894 at the age of 10. Also in the picture are her brother and sister, far right, near the dog. It reminds me of a scene from a Little Rascals episode. I never knew my Grandmother. She […]
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