“There is only love — and stories. All else is but a shadow dream.” -Vera Nazarian Meet my maternal grandparents John Emmet Mullaney (Pop-Pop) and Mary Theresa Faulds. Here they are on top of Rockefeller Center in the 1940s, enjoying their honeymoon in New York City. Pop-Pop John was stationed on the USS New York […]
Picture taking was probably a big deal in the 1940s, but my Dad got distracted by his shiny (new?) train set on Christmas morning. His baby sister (my aunt) was a cooperative subject. Christmas at my grandparents’ house always felt magical. My grandmother was a great cook and their house felt festive and warm. This […]
Under the mistletoe. Question: did he get his kiss? Herbert Larsh and Georgie Anderson (my great grandmother) during their college days in Bakersfield, California, circa 1902. ~shared by @sarahksawyer View on Instagram →
Old photos are like glue that holds our family stories together over time. The team at AARP @aarpphoto invited @savefamilyphotos to take over their Instagram feed this week to share vintage Kodachrome portraits of my grandmother Sarah Lincoln LaCour. My grandmother is many things. Mostly, she is a force of nature. (And she doesn’t let […]
“Nostalgia made me feel that my life had roots and continuity.” -Constantine Sedikides My great, great aunt Clara (Pleasants) Jackson on June 13, 1920 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was the first in our family to leave Hot Springs and move to Chicago. One of her beautiful quilts is currently in a museum in Chicago. […]
My cousin just sent me this photograph of my grandma Nina. It is one I had never seen until now. This is beauty and grace. Unashamedly standing tall, not hiding, relaxed and at home. It sings to me. It makes me want to be fully present in photographs. I want my daughters, once they are […]
Memories make our lives richer and our roots deeper. This holiday, give the gift of memories. We’re teaming up with our friends @instantlyframed to help you give the gift of memories during the holidays. Here’s how you can win a free framed memory: 1. Follow @savefamilyphotos and @instantlyframed 2. Add the hashtag on a photo […]
This is my dad Chuck with my grandfather Elwyn. I believe this photo to be from roughly 1954 or so, as my dad is about 2 years old here. What’s so special about it to me is that it’s one of the few photos we have in our collection of my dad and my grandfather […]
My grandmother, Helen May Rickard, grew up in Boston, MA and Detroit, MI during the Great Depression. Estranged from her father, she lived with her mother, the two of them working menial jobs and attempting to escape from the monotony and disappointments of everyday life by going to the movies and reading novels. A gifted […]
These guys are my heroes. My grandparents were married in 1941. They had known each other since grade school but apparently my grandma was involved with someone else when my grandpa first fell for her. The story goes that when she was ready to receive my grandfather’s attention, she wrote a note to a friend […]
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