I have just spent all of New Year's Day sorting the photos I took between March and December of 2007. I put them in groups and placed them in an organizer with...
loupero@...
Jan 2, 2008 5:30 am
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it is strange but come to think of it, that happens to us too. we take a camera to nearly everything b/c we homeschool our kids and do a lot of field trips...
I see where you are upset about the picture taking. Before I got into scrapbooking I didn't take alot of pictures, I have a sister who takes pictures all the...
I wanted to thank those who replied to my complaint that no one took my picture. You are nice people. My feelings weren't hurt because no one wanted a picture...
loupero@...
Jan 9, 2008 5:01 am
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Remember when I told you all about using letters from advertising and product wrappers for my scrapbook lettering? Well, one thing has led to another and I...
loupero@...
Jan 9, 2008 5:19 am
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I'm worried and guilty about this myself. My New Year's resolution is to get my photos done into a scrapbook. I inherited my grandmother's photos. I keep...
i don't understand why so many people don't care about where they come from. these ancestors are the ones we read about in social studies/history class. they...
When I put my pictures in albums, I not only put pictures but also stories to go with those pictures.... we should listen to the stories that are told to us...
I've encountered the same problem. I've gotten pictures from only 2 people out of many many family members. I've begged and pleaded for pictures of my ...
I'm a lot like you Helen. I document everything in my books. I like to have whom, what, where, and what was happening in the picture. Like a journal. I too...
i have a need for truth. i have been all these crazy stories about different family members but they seem to change depending on who is telling the story and...
Oh lordy family stories! We have the same thing here as well. It's amazing how a story can change. We have a similar story. My GGG Grandmother I'm told was...
is there any info re this grandfather who ran away? can you trace him? perhaps he went to her people...whoever they were? maybe he even married one of the...
I know where he was born, and whom he married (she was white), and have pictures, We just can't trace, or prove whom his mother was. They have my GGG ...
Helen, I don't have a lot of family stories to go with my pictures. I'm trying to research pertinent history for the time frame of the photo. I'm hoping that...
I mentioned in a reading group that I loved old pictures and one lady presented me with a very charming old family photo at our next meeting. The photo was of...
In a message dated 1/10/2008 8:20:05 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, djdesi98@... writes: Consequently, my scrapbooks have the family genealogy written in...
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Jan 12, 2008 1:02 am
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I don't remember exactly how I felt about the passing of time when I was in my 20s or 30s, or whether I ever gave it a thought. But am 72 now, and I can't ...
loupero@...
Jan 12, 2008 1:07 am
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Haven't gotten back to the beginning of this thread yet, but I wanted to respond to the statement that we want to know the truth, that we want to know why our...
loupero@...
Jan 12, 2008 1:31 am
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In a message dated 1/9/2008 8:24:14 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, madhouse002@... writes: I've begged and pleaded for pictures of my relatives with oh I'll...
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Jan 12, 2008 1:36 am
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In a message dated 1/11/2008 5:07:18 PM Pacific Standard Time, loupero@... writes: Anybody had their mind boggled today? I have a son that is autistic. He...
Hi Loupero, I like you understand the importance and significance of constructing a family history. Although i have not been at it for as long as you i have...
... Yes! Just last night I was talking to my 19-year-old daughter, she stopped to take a phone call, then told me that her friend Rob was interested in dating...
How I got started ... my 7th grade science teacher (in 1964) assigned us to do a family tree poster, to go with a unit on heredity. I drew a little tree with...
... Welcome, Ms. Robin! My family is 100% Southern (all from immigrants to Virginia and the Carolinas) but my husband's grandfather was Italian. All he knew...
... Being separated by the miles often meant losing track of family, especially in the days before telephones. In the 1850s, 8 of my great-great-grandfather's...
... Italy. My ... year ... lot ... year ... immigrants ... found ... GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION THRU ANCESTOET.COM..SOEET IM A AFUL SPELLER. I GOT MY GRANDPAS...
Well, a couple of people expressed a preference for very plain scrapbooking in order to make the history and stories stand out better. That set me to thinking,...