discovering the story it tells
Patricia Wade, born in 1923, was the daughter of Pearl (Waterson) Wade whom I featured in this post. This photograph was found with family photos that belonged to Fern (Waterson) Hardenburg. Patricia married Dave Robertson on August 30, 1946. Her beau was newly discharged from the Canadian Army after serving four years during WWII. I... Continue Reading →
I couldn't pass up this wonderful 1938 snapshot of the Purdue University Farm Shop students. All are identified by surname on the reverse. It was a fun challenge! Click on the image above to view it much larger and catch all the faces and details! There were only three individuals I wasn't able to identify;... Continue Reading →
This image came to me in a mystery lot of vintage photographs from Spakeasachild on Etsy. Elly Kelly, born Eleanor Hoffman in 1915, was a well-known radio personality in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She and her husband, Jack, operated a Christian radio station, WRFW, out of their home. After graduating Hokah high school in Hokah, Minnesota,... Continue Reading →
I found this old photo in an antique mall in Auburn, Indiana. My Grandmother was a Mary Louise so this had to come home with me. I suspected it was a vacation photo and didn't have high hopes of identifying the sitter. Fortunately, I was wrong. The first Mary Louise Heller I located on ancestry... Continue Reading →
I have a fondness for photographs of graveside visitors. Why? My mother died in an auto accident when I was seven months old and I was raised by my maternal grandmother. Cemetery visits were a regular event during my childhood, and I sat for many graveside photographs, such as this one. This particular photograph,... Continue Reading →
