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CaliforniaPeggy

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36. I could hardly believe my luck, my dear FakeNoose!

Mon Aug 6, 2018, 07:33 PM

Aug 2018

How very cool you knew and remember your grandparents! I remember mine as well, and it's great.

None of my great-grandparents (except for one) had survived till then and the one surviving great, I only have vague memories of.

The photos make them real. I agree about closeness and memories are important. We hung together pretty well except that there were far-flung family members that made it difficult to stay in touch.

I wish I had seen this picture and so many others while my parents were around to talk about them.

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I've been scanning some pretty old photos, and I ran across this one. [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 OP

She's a pretty lady, Peggy. The photo looks far more contemporary than I'd have guessed hlthe2b Aug 2018 #1

Thank you, my dear hlthe2b! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #4

It's the simple hairdo and lack of makeup. Even more than clothes I find those to be clues... Hekate Aug 2018 #20

Great photo and wonderful to have these Sherman A1 Aug 2018 #2

I very luckily just ran across a family tree! She was born in 1860 and died in 1943! My birth year! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #6

I too was lucky in that my Grandmother was a shutterbug Sherman A1 Aug 2018 #14

I was also entering what info I had, and wow, is that ever tedious!! Uh.....yes, yes it is! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #16

Agreed Sherman A1 Aug 2018 #17

What a beautiful lady, California Peggy. Thanks for sharing! Glorfindel Aug 2018 #3

Thank you, my dear Glorfindel! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #8

Such a beautiful amazing pic... Docreed2003 Aug 2018 #5

I agree and thank you, my dear Docreed2003! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #10

You may enjoy these two incredible movies 'The Emigrants' and it's sequel, 'The New Land' braddy Aug 2018 #7

Thanks so much for the links, braddy! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #11

I would add Sweet Land to your list. yonder Aug 2018 #13

Thanks, I'll be watching it. braddy Aug 2018 #15

I Wish... I... Knew Her Me. Aug 2018 #9

Thank you, my dear Me...I wish I'd known her too. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #12

I like her enigmatic smile, she looks like she's holding back a big laugh. nt procon Aug 2018 #18

She does have an attractive smile! Thanks for coming by today. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #19

What a great face! Jane Austin Aug 2018 #21

My thoughts exactly, my dear Jane Austin! Thank you. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #25

I seldom see "close-ups" of people in photos taken before 1920. 3Hotdogs Aug 2018 #22

A lot of the photos I've seen from this branch of my family are informal ones. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #26

She's beautiful! Squinch Aug 2018 #23

Isn't she, my dear Squinch? I love looking at her. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #27

That photo is absolutely timeless, too. Squinch Aug 2018 #32

Very pretty Uncle Joe Aug 2018 #24

Thank you so much, my dear Uncle Joe! I love to share the beauty I see. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #28

Well you certainly had lots of it there. Uncle Joe Aug 2018 #29

Wow such pretty features without benefit of at140 Aug 2018 #30

Thank you, my dear at140! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #31

K&R! Omaha Steve Aug 2018 #33

Thanks so much, my dear Steve! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #35

This is an awesome photo! You must happy that you found it FakeNoose Aug 2018 #34

I could hardly believe my luck, my dear FakeNoose! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #36

She looks like the Ivory Soap girl from her age! So naturally beautiful! Maraya1969 Aug 2018 #37

Indeed she does, and thank you, my dear Maraya! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #38