Over a hundred years ago, my great grandfather Girolamo (better known as Jerome) Gargano was born in Palermo, Sicily. According to the story my Grandpa told us, times were tough in Sicily for Jerome’s family when he was a little boy. So, his family sent him to America when he was only eight years old […]
Just found this photo of my Mum from 1967 next to my Dad’s bed. She died 7 years ago. On the back he wrote,”Patricia, making my car so attractive.” This photograph would have been taken shortly after they first met. My father was very proud of his Triumph Spitfire sports car, which he probably thought […]
Meet my Aunt Fran. My words will never do her justice; I can never properly explain how much she means to my family and me. And to me, this is the most beautiful photograph ever taken. Whenever I stayed with Aunt Fran, I would carry this photo around wherever I went. She gave it to […]
This photo was taken of our mom Shirley and our father Hugh shortly after he returned from overseas. Mom loves this photo because it reminds her of the early days of their romance and her independent spirit as a working girl. Apparently, everyone in their office except for them knew they were smitten with each […]
My granpa Chuck back in his boxing days, circa 1957. I found this picture in an old photo album while visiting my grandmother in Tulsa, Oklahoma. My grandfather (pictured far left) was one of the premier black boxers in Oklahoma from the mid 1950s through the 1960s. I assume this was taken right after a […]
On my way home from London for my niece’s birthday party, I stopped in at my grandmother’s house for a cup of tea and did my favourite thing – raided the family albums. It’s the first time I’ve seen this treasure. These are my Great Grandparents Jens Anton and Jytte Larsen on their wedding day […]
Gene and Lela. This photo of my great grandparents was taken in 1948 shortly after their wedding. It’s the closet thing to a wedding photo we have. I love how happy they look, especially my great grandma Lela. This was the start of a new life, a new and happier chapter. In 1942 at the […]
These fetching young folks are my grandparents, Carrie & Paul Vansickle. This photograph was most likely taken in West Virginia during the 1930’s. They were young, barely in their 20s. I see sparkling energy in their eyes! My Grandfather was a body and fender man, a house builder, a teacher (of special needs young people) […]
“A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it.” -Edward Steichen This photograph was given to me by my mother. She found it at her mother’s home in West Virginia on a recent visit. The only thing I know about the man in this photograph is that he is my […]
I have so many memories, stories, songs, and rhymes I want to share, and remember, and pass to my children from Grammy. She was truly one of a kind. Vibrant, sassy, lovely, fiery, thoughtful, and a hard worker. (Among so many other things.) I can hear her voice now, always sharing useful facts and tips […]
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