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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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 Posted - Aug 12 2015 : 7:50:50 PM
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Today I became the guardian of a piece of my family's history. It is an old photo album with pictures dating back to the 1880's. Some of them are the old tin plate pictures and most of them identify the person/people in the picture. I'm going to carefully sort out the loose photos and try to gently put them back in their original places. Which may be hard cause a lot of the pages are torn. There is a Baptismal record from 1898 and some other memorabilia.I love looking at old photos and the quality is often better than today's photos. I looked at a photo of my grandpa's family when he was young and he had a sister who resembled me.
Cindy
"Come by the hills to the land where fancy is free; And stand where the peaks meet the sky and the rocks reach the sea.Where the rivers run clear and the bracken is gold in the sun. and cares of tomorrow must wait till this day is done"--Loreena McKennit
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7488 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7488 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2015 : 7:58:25 PM
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That is so special, Ellen. Be happy most are labeled. I have my mother's family's old family bible, and some tin types, and lots of scrapbooks. Unfortunately, my mother always complained that her mother never labeled anything. So, of course, most of the pictures are not labeled, and since all older members of Mom's family are deceased, they never will be labeled. They are still fun to look at.
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
Farmgirl #1919
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13620 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13620 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2015 : 8:08:38 PM
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Very, very special Cindy! Sounds like a true treasure.
I have my mother's photo albums which are old, pics from the early 1900s. She did some creative things with her photos too . . .she was into scrapbooking decades before scrapbooking was "in". The books are very fragile and, unfortunately, not everyone is identified in the pics.
I'm sure you'll enjoy your treasure!
CJ
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Aug 12 2015 : 11:54:02 PM
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Hi Cindy...that does sound like a rare treasure. My Aunt just died and we cleaned out her Apartment of 30 yrs
and we found some treasures in there too. We found more family photos than we could go through so my
son took them home to pour over at a later time. But I am sure that some are from the late 1800's too.
We found an Original Victrola before RCA took over the making of them in the 1930's. This Victrola was my grandmothers.
It has the original cereal number and License of authenticity on the back of it. The cabinet looks like cherry-wood or
mahogany and is in great condition. It had a bunch of the old Tins for it also. ~ We also found her hope chest from the
early 1940's and it was in great shape too.
And lots of Jewelry and even some of it was my Grandmother's.
It is fun to find pieces of our history isn't it? It helps fill in the gaps of what we have had passed down to
us verbally over the years.
I hope you enjoy restoring your Family Photo Album...it will be a Labor of Love...I'm sure.
Hugs and Smiles,
Peggy 
Farmgirl #1326
Dec 2011-Farmgirl of the Month
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Edited by - LadyInRed on Aug 13 2015 3:55:25 PM |
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morganewilson
Farmgirl in Training
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Morgan
Knoxville
TN
USA
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Posted - Aug 13 2015 : 05:03:17 AM
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| I have many that are unlabeled...and then some really cool ones that are labeled...but like right above the heads of the people on the front of the picture. Drives me crazy lol. I would never think to write on the front of a picture. |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6592 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6592 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2015 : 05:36:37 AM
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What a wonderful treasure you now have to keep and pass on! I too love to look at the old family photos from both me and my husband. It gives me a sense of the greater family that I have been lucky to have been born in. It is also fascinating to learn about the lives of those great-great grandparents too and see familiar family traits in the faces of those long ago relatives.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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wildflower17
True Blue Farmgirl
3043 Posts
Judy
KY
USA
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Posted - Aug 13 2015 : 09:25:06 AM
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How neat!!!I love old things passed down!!!They are a priceless treasure!!!I have some pictures and things and wouldn't take anything for them...I have what I guess used to be called a "Hoosier Cabinet" that belonged to my mom!!!I love it beyond!!!My granny's apron hangs in my kitchen everyday!!!Love my treasures!!!
Hugs!
Judy
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"...
"Country Girl at Heart...Blessed Beyond Measure"!!!
Farm Girl #5440
Farm Girl of The Month September 2013 |
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Ozark Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
130 Posts
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Posted - Aug 13 2015 : 10:01:15 AM
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 13 2015 : 11:31:33 AM
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A family history keepsake. How wonderful!
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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lovinRchickens
True Blue Farmgirl
3440 Posts
Kelly
Pipe Creek
Texas
USA
3440 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2015 : 11:34:26 AM
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How lovely and indeed a treasure to have received. Thanks for sharing it really is heartwarming to here about treasures from ones past.
Farmgirl #5111
Farmgirl of the month October 2014
Blessings
~Kelly~ |
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