This post is a personal one about my own family history as captured by photography.  Over the last few weeks my mother has been searching for family photos to add to the book she is putting together for my grandmother about her life.  She discovered a box full of hidden treasures – the wedding portraits of my grandparents, my great-grandparents and my great-great-grandparents.  These original photographs, dating back to 1906, are in fantastic condition.  It is so amazing that, so many generations later, I am able to look at these photos that captured the magical wedding day of my ancestors. Look at the fashion – I absolutely love the style of the 1920s!! I have sat here and studied these photos – the dresses, the accessories, the styling and posing; I have looked for family resemblances and have been able to show the photos to my own children – passing down the heritage.

This discovery is a huge reminder to me of the value of photographs – not only how important it is to have photos taken, but also how important it is to print them out.  Because my ancestors hired a photographer and then somebody in my family decided to print these images and carefully store them, they have been passed down from generation to generation.  I never got to meet my great-great-grandparents and my memories of most of my great-grandparents is hazy – but these images have given me a glimpse into my past and the people that have helped shaped the course of my own life – and for that reason, these photographs will forever be treasured.

My Great-Great-Grandparents married in 1906.

My Great-Grandparents married in 1926 (my maternal grandfather’s parents)

My Great-Grandparents married in 1925 (my maternal grandmother’s parents)My Grandparents (maternal) married in 1953

My Parents married in 1975

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