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11
Sep

Just a Simple Sunday Afternoon in the 1960s with my Grandparents

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My grandparents back in 1961 or 62, just reading the paper on a Sunday afternoon. I love the mid-century furnishings. Oh, and grandma’s hat. Love it! They got married when grandma was 18 and grandpa was 34; then they proceeded to have 7 children. Grandpa had been in the Army stationed in Panama and went […]

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10
Sep

Old Family Photos Take Us Back to a place where we ache to go again

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“This device isn’t a spaceship, it’s a time machine. It goes backwards, and forwards; it takes us to a place where we ache to go again. It’s not called the wheel, it’s called the carousel.” ~Don Draper, describing the Kodak Slide Projector. Mom, 1960s. Having been born in Sumatra, Indonesia, my Mom had a natural […]

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09
Sep

Picturing Joy in an old black and white photograph

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One of my favorite photos of my mom on the beach in Miami, in 1966. Her name was Joy. She passed away two years ago, but she left many great memories and funny stories. Most of all, she was the strongest woman I’ve ever known, with a heart of gold. She raised three children and […]

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08
Sep

What will we leave behind? The Story Behind Save Family Photos

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“People pass, things decay. All that is left are the memories we make, but moments of our lives disappear as our memories do. Through the power of print work and its known ability to outlive us, we have greater potential to live on, long after our bodies no longer do.” –@sierraodessa, whose work has immensely […]

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07
Sep

What Will Pictures Say To Future Generations?

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“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 […]

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06
Sep

Family Pictures Preserve Beautiful Memories and Simple Moments

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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 […]

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05
Sep

Can Candid Old Photos Reveal Our Grandparents’ Youthful Spirit?

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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 […]

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04
Sep

Why We Should Document What Matters Most to Us

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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 […]

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03
Sep

I recently discovered a suitcase of old family photographs

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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 […]

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31
Aug

A Top Man in One of My Favorite Family Photos

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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 […]

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