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27
May

Photos Can Capture Something about Our Families that we Never Knew

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This photo of my mother captures a person I never really knew. . It was taken by my father in the early 1950s, when they were newlyweds living in a duplex on Lovers Lane. . He dreamed of being a photographer, but it took more than a decade (and the end of their marriage) for […]

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26
May

Throwback Thursday is More Meaningful When We Discover Family Photos

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I’ve been a nature girl all my life. . Despite growing up in a big city, I feel like I am most at home when I’m exploring nature. . My first trail “hike” was at four months old, tucked in a carrier on my dad’s back. He carried me up to the top of Vernal […]

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25
May

How are you digitizing your old family archives so your photos are preserved?

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How are you digitizing and preserving your priceless family archives? Are you scanning them yourself? Or are you outsourcing? We want to hear from you! . I spent last weekend sifting through mountains of photos, albums and memories with my Mom while starting the scanning process. So far I’ve learned that those old, thick, faded […]

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24
May

Family Photos are Magic Mirrors that Reveal Reflections of Our Family History

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My grandma loved style, and she had loads of it. . Knowing how poor her family was, I marvel at how put together she always managed to be, without exception. . She was a huge fan of lipstick and wore it until the day she left us at age 95. I still have a gold […]

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22
May

Memorializing Family Heroes Sometimes Starts with One Simple Snapshot

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Our family just celebrated the life of this kind, generous man. I was lucky enough to adopt him as my own grandfather when I married my husband Charley in 2001, and I knew he was a treasure from the moment I met him. Pop personified the word “service” as he gave of himself unceasingly to […]

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12
May

A Vintage Family Photo Captures the Personalities of Brothers

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My father, standing, with one of his four brothers, circa 1922. My Dad is on the right, with the sweet smile. I’m lucky to have so many old family pictures like this. . These two boys, Charlie and Bobby, ages 4 and 3, already had a baby brother. And there was one more to come […]

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09
May

Culling the Chaos – 9 Simple Tips To Organize Family Memories

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We’ve all been there. It usually looks something like this: you’re standing in front of an open closet having a minor anxiety attack because you see the amount of stuff stashed inside. Most families have a closet – or even an entire basement – like this. The “stuff” inside ranges from priceless photos to random memorabilia that someone in […]

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08
May

What is your most prized family photo?

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This guy would’ve celebrated his birthday this weekend. . This tintype of my grandad has been around for almost 131 years now. It’s been one of my dad’s prized possessions ever since I can remember. . My dad treasures this tintype of his father; the original is carefully tucked away in his valet. I remember […]

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05
May

My Father’s Childhood Photos of Me Inspired my Career

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I still make the same face. . Photo by Papa, Eugene Kolomatsky. . My dad is a wonderful photographer and he’s still doing it at 84. I’m grateful to have many cool images from my childhood, like this one. . These photos have helped keep my family memories alive and have also served to inspire […]

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01
May

True Stories are Always the Scariest

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My dad always loved to spook me and my siblings with a scary story. And the true stories were always the scariest. The story that always gave us a thrill was when he was stung by hornets. Yikes. Last year, while scanning images from our family cabin in Mendocino county, I came across a picture […]

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