Meet my grandpa, George Becker Hesse, who taught me so much about living well and dying well. Born in 1913 in Pennsylvania, his dad died when he was very young so my grandpa ended up settling in Kansas, farming his whole life. This photograph had to have been taken in his twenties. Not sure, since […]
“Photography is an act of love.” – Jay Maisel Me as a three year old. Cake by Nana, dimples my own. What I love most about this photo is the sincere smile and anticipation of tucking into my amazing birthday cake, made by my Nana! ~shared by @petrabryant View on Instagram →
This image is of my Grandad Andrew and his late wife Marie. I believe they were on their honeymoon when this photo was taken. They would have been in their mid-twenties in this photo. That’s all the information I have, but isn’t it a magical picture? I love seeing them young together. Grandma Marie passed […]
My grandmother Dorothy rocking a white one piece and bathing cap in the late 1930s. But the best part? She’s wearing a Mexican silver cuff on her left wrist. I love wearing that cuff and its’ matching twin now, but I admit I’ve never worn them to swim! ~shared by @duvenay View on Instagram →
A photo of my grandfather in 1963 on the family farm. He passed away recently, but he has left quite a legacy behind. WWII veteran, collector, builder, and grandfather. In 1945 Eisenhower announced, “Today, what is left of the two German Armies, surrendered to a single American Division: the 102nd.” 146,000 surrendered to that division, […]
When I was in New Jersey last month, my grandfather said I could take any of the many photos he has stored in boxes and frames all over his home. This is one of my favorites; a photo of my grandparents on a picnic sometime in the late 1930s, most likely before they were married. […]
My grandfather on the right, and his brothers in 1944. My great grandmother’s hobby was photography. I have whole albums of hers scanned from as early as 1909. They are especially touching to see because they are candid, exploratory, and casual photos from an era when photography was pretty formal. Looking at her pictures has […]
“The point of it all may be just this, in the end: shadows fold like memories and stretch like dreams…freed of woe and suffering…freed even of joy; and needing nothing forever except light.” from “Chiaroscuro” by MLydiaM This vintage photo shows my grandfather and my mother, in shadow and light. I love this photo both […]
My grandmother wore heels all of the time. By contrast, she was also a bit of a tomboy. She used to climb trees on the farm where she grew up. She would pick cherries and feed them to her pet pigeon Bobby. One day, some hunters came along and shot him. She recalled that sad […]
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