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“And, finally, this is what I need to say to you. There are things in your life that only you will see, stories that only you will hear. If you don’t tell them or write them down, if you don’t make the picture, these things will not be seen, these things will not be heard.” ~Emmet Gowin

This is probably my favorite photo of my father. The year was 1945.

His name is Jack. He was only 26 years old when this photo was taken, and had recently returned from serving in World War II. Here he is, as a young veteran, sitting in Central Park on a sunny day.

The photo was probably taken by his sister who was a year older and his only sibling. And that was probably her cat.

My father was born and raised in Brooklyn, and in two months, he will turn 95. ~shared by @zombieteeth

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In all of us there is a hunger, marrow-deep, to know our heritage, to know who we are and where we have come from. -Alex Haley

February, 1944 “I only wish I was there in person darling, let’s hope it won’t be long. I am always thinking of you. Your loved one, Alfred.” This is a photo and accompanying letter from my great grandfather, Alfred Texeira, to Rose Lopes, my great grandmother, written while Alfred was serving in WWII in England.

He returned to the US in 1945 after Germany surrendered and married his love, Rose. They then had A little girl, Lavernne, in 1947. Lavernne had Marlo in 1968, who had me in 1989. The rest is history. Our history. ~shared by @sammytexeira

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“Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to.” – John Ed Pearce

Sometimes an old family photo just transports us, throws us back to a time that was simple and sweet.

This was just me and my Dad, Stefan, in the park around 1953. I have always enjoyed viewing our old family photos when visiting my Mom and Grandma. We cherish each photo, because most were lost during World War II. ~shared by @lolomah

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When we love ferociously, we honor our family’s love stories.
In this one, a country girl falls in love with a city boy. /// This is My Mom and Dad, Thelma and Frank, circa 1952. They were newly engaged at this time and by the looks of it, at my Dad’s sister’s place outside of Youngstown, Ohio.

My Dad was the youngest of seven kids; the rest were girls. There’s my Aunt Betty sitting on the left, my Aunt Marge in the dress, and then my Aunt Esther.

I remember my Mother telling me how stressful it was for her to go meet my Dad’s family, as they lived “in the city,” while my Mother grew up on a small farm in Cardington, Ohio, just north of Columbus.

My parents met at an ice cream shop, introduced by friends, in Columbus, when they were in college – Dad at Ohio State and Mom at Otterbein.
In this photo, my Mother had just graduated from college and had, for the first time, cut her hair. Thus the pretty finger waves in this photo! Mom told me she felt very “cosmopolitan” when she cut her hair.
She was the first in her family to go to college and earn a degree. She was a Home Economics teacher for over 40 years until she retired. She passed away four years ago and my Dad and I found this photo last week when I was visiting him.

I love finding old family photos I’ve never seen before. I’m also digging my Dad’s white t-shirt and pegged jeans! ~ shared by @f8hasit

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