Just had to tell someone!

[wheeldon]

You are so lucky to have access to the photos 

I would give hubby's right arm to get my hands on some family pics 

[Willow5]

I was recently contacted by someone on Genes Reunited who had traced his tree back to the 1600's We both have the same 8x Gt Grandfather. He has written 2 books about the family. He very kindly printed them out and sent it to me, He only wanted me to pay for the postage. Although some of his rellies are of another branch to mine( he came down from a different son than me) its a very interesting read. Although I had the names it is very exciting to be able to put more information to them.

[kateblogs]

Photos, how wonderful! It must be great to be able to put faces to names.

I have pics of my grandparents (obviously) and most of my great grandparents, but after that nothing. Everytime I discover someone new I wonder what they would have looked like - I have these images in my head, but the chances are I'm completely wrong.

We do have a mystery photo in amongst my gran's collection of family pics, and the subject looks just like me. No one knows who this girl is, but I have pondered her identity for years, and I do hope I find a suitable candidate. The pic was taken about 1910 (I'm guessing based on the clothes) but she resembles me more than any members of my immediate family. 

Enjoy your photos!

Kate

[KathMc]

Wonderful. I love photos. I have a bunch of old ones from part of my mom's side and I am confident I will be making contact with a branch of the family shortly that will have pictures of my gg grandmother (keep fingers crossed).

Kath

[nanny jan]

The oldest photo I have is from my dad's line......Isabella, my gtgtgrandma born  1816.

This latest batch, from mum's side, are from 1930s-1950s.

Like Kate I have some mystery ones; a really good one of a family (I guess)...dad, mum and 6 children but not one name for them. It's so frustrating!

Nanny Jan

[CarolBurns]

ooohhhh photos !!  Lucky devil

i love my old photos and I sometimes would rather have just one photo than a whole load of info that I may already have anyway. Even if I have to scan the original and give it back I don't care.

Like they say - a picture paints a thousand words (I think that is how it goes)

Carol

[nanny jan]

Here's my gtgrandma Ellen; who has caused me a lot of trouble.  She never married my gtgrandpa and her parents never married.

One of the batch I received recently.


Nanny Jan

[kateblogs]

What a great photo - she sounds like a very independent lady.

"Like Kate I have some mystery ones; a really good one of a family (I guess)...dad, mum and 6 children but not one name for them. It's so frustrating!"

Yes, it is frustrating. I have a list of 'suspects' who could be my mystery woman based on age and date, but I will probably never know for sure. I suppose it's a lesson to us to label photos, we may know who the subject is, but future generations might not.

Kate

[nanny jan]

From what I've heard of her she was a lovely lady; she had 10 children and the youngest was just 4 when her "husband" died.  Sadly I cannot remember her but as I was her first greatgrandchild I was much fussed over by her!

Nanny Jan