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13
Jan

Memories are Sacred Reminders of Family History and Shared Stories

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“We are links between the ages, containing past and present expectations, sacred memories and future promise.” ~Edward Sellner I’ve always loved this photograph hanging on my grandma’s wall. The cute couple (very front, right) is my great grandma Mabel and my great grandfather Randolph right after they got engaged. Saltair, SLC, Utah, circa 1918. ~shared […]

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03
Jan

We are who we are because of who they were.

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We are who we are because of who they were. My grandparents were both born and raised in Hawaii, and they wanted their island home to be their final resting place, as well. My grandfather passed away about 8 years ago, and his ashes were intered in the Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery in Kaneohe, Oahu. My […]

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28
Dec

You can take the girl out of New York, but you can’t take New York out of the girl!

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Missing my mom. This is mom in the summer of ’57 on the Staten Island ferry. It was her first time going back to visit her parents in NY after getting married and moving to Cleveland. I lost my mom in 2006. She always looked forward to her yearly visits back to NYC to see […]

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25
Dec

Celebrating Classic Christmas Morning Magic and Memories

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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 […]

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23
Dec

Preserve Family Stories by Sharing Your History, One Photo at a Time

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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 […]

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17
Dec

Uncovering my father’s childhood photo made my day!

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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 […]

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14
Dec

Me and My Nan, Pictured in a Classic Family Snapshot

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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 […]

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09
Dec

Moments become memories. Memories become stories. Stories become legacy.

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Moments become memories. Memories become stories. Stories become legacy. This is a photo of my paternal grandparents, Anne and Al, on their wedding day September 9, 1943 in Topeka Kansas. He was a Navigator in the U.S. Army Air Corps in WWII and called Annie to meet him in Kansas when he had a few […]

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07
Dec

A Priceless Family Photo From the Civil Rights Movement

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This is a picture of my mother, Beth Dillingham and my father, Harry Dillingham, with their friend, civil rights activist Medgar Evers. The photo was taken in 1955. Evers was assassinated 8 years later. Mr. Evers is the second from the right, sitting next to my Dad who sits next to my beautiful Mom. My […]

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05
Dec

Why I Believe Family Photos Leave a Legacy for Future Generations

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On Thanksgiving morning, just before sunrise, my beloved grandmother shed her earthly skin. I’m at total loss for words, just sitting in heartache and sobbing. Nothing can fully prepare us for the day. The hour. The moment when death comes for us. It’s an indescribable pain and completely powerless feeling to watch someone dear to […]

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