I don’t remember dressing up (or being dressed up) as a Raggedy Ann doll. But it doesn’t surprise me. I do remember that wallpaper-carpet combination at my grandparent’s house. Oh my.
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Weekend geekery
It has been an incredibly geeky weekend. As I said before, one day of my week is pretty much dedicated to scanning and saving family photos and letters that were found at my grandmother’s house after she died. Mostly photos. Several Polaroid snapshots. A few that are a little more significant to family history. It… Continue reading Weekend geekery
The tricky business of Christmas cards
I’ve spent about one day a week for the past year scanning and saving photos and letters that were found at my grandmother’s house after she died. In a somewhat timely fashion, I came across this Christmas card from 1959: I don’t know who these people are. It’s signed by Elva, what looks like Ribs,… Continue reading The tricky business of Christmas cards
Family photos
For the last month, I have devoted one day a week to scanning in old family photos. It’s part of the squabbling over my grandmother’s estate — if the photos are scanned then everyone can at least have a copy of them. On Sunday, I scanned and saved more than 200 photos. That’s one photo… Continue reading Family photos