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Enjoying a fact finding mission through my progenitors. Photographs used in my blog are my own unless otherwise noted.

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About 16 years ago, my husband brought his Aunt’s scrapbooks home with us from a family reunion. He scanned all of the pictures and flew to St. Louis to hand return her scrapbooks. The scanned photos sat (forgotten b/c we had baby brains) until his cousin suggested I might find some interesting things amongst the photos. Indeed....lots of interesting things in Uncle Ernie and Aunt Helen’s scrapbooks. Ernie was the second of 12 children and brother of my husband’s Mother. I look forward to sharing some of the adventures he has documented in photos. Thanks to my cousin-in-law, Gloria, who wrote a book about the 12 siblings, I know a bit more about Ernie’s life. The photo above is Ernie and a load of corn. He was about 21 years old. I am not sure exactly where this photo was taken as Ernie left home around this time. He hitchhiked from Iowa to Missouri, hoping to work in a rodeo. An injury sidelined that idea and he found work on various farms. He did meet his future wife while in Missouri, but they were not able to marry until he returned from WW2. #findingprogenitors #uncleernie #uncle #schaller #loadofcorn #farmer #rodeo #familypictures #forgottenpictures #familyhistory #wanderlust #wagonwheels #familystories #bigbrother #iowafarm #missourifarm #metaunthelen #beforeww2 #photographs

Sounding a bit like a stuck record….this iPhone photo negative viewing thing is really cool! I found some little 1 inch by 1 inch negatives tucked away with my husband’s grandparent’s things. The first photo is the only one that thanks to my genealogist and family historian cousin-in-law, Gloria, I can verifiably identify. The serviceman kneeling in the first photo is my husband’s Uncle Ernie. Thankfully Gloria interviewed Uncle Ernie and included the interview in her book about my husband’s Aunts and Uncles. In brief, this photo and those following were from some portion of the time he served in WW2. His time served in the US Army was from 1942-1946, primarily in the South Pacific. I wish I knew stories about all of the others in the photos. #findingprogenitors #uncleernie #usarmy #southpacific #purpleheart #ww2 #Morotai #Mindanao #familyhistory #familystories #familyphotos #iphonemagic #photography #photonegatives #photosofunknownservicemen #unknownservicemen #ww2unknownsoliders #dontthrowawaythenegatives #neverknowwhatyoumightfind #thankyoucousingloria

If you have a stack of negatives just sitting there….google your device and find out how to view them using your phone and a computer….You will not be sorry you did! Just found this batch of pictures of my Mother, Aunt and Grandparents. I’d say my Grandparents were around 50. Their faces are heartwarming. It’s In the next 10 years or so of photos you can really see my Grandmother Ida’s eyes change as dementia takes hold. #findingprogenitors #malcolmandida #ididthisonaniphone #photography #photos #oldnegatives #photonegatives #Grandparents #Aunt #Mom #HamletNC #birminghamsdrugstore #familyphotos #family #theeyestellastory #Kyzerfamily #Kyzer #donotthrowthemawaywiththeenvelope

Don’t overlook the negatives!! I was browsing through some negatives by lamplight today and found this jewel of my sister and father shelling peas on my grandparent’s front porch😊 Never underestimate the power of two iPhones and a laptop to bring a negative to life!! #FindingProgenitors #shellingpeas #daddydaughter #dickensland #halifaxcountync #grandparentsporch #familytime #summer #cutesandals #iphonemagic #photonegative

On Facebook there’s a very popular page, View From My Window. I just noticed this book on my shelf. Much like it’s time on my Mother’s shelf, it’s binding has always caught my eye but I’ve never truly enjoyed its contents until now. Touted as a new kind of travel book, this 1960 work by Elisa Daggs does take a more personal look at life in other countries as opposed to the typical must sees. Its a nice diversion from the reality touching some of these places at the moment. #doorwaystotheworld #elisadaggs #photography #photobook #travelguide #20countries #blackandwhitephotography #goodbook #book #different #momsbookshelf #viewfrommywindow

Another picture postcard. This one of my husband’s Grandpa Sam. Unsure of the date but I would surmise around 1910. #findingprogenitors #grandpasam #grandfather #iowa #notsureofthedate #picturepostcard #postcard #notmailed #familyphotos #familyhistory #family #ancestors #thatisareallycoolchair #sharpdressedman

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