Posts Tagged ‘keepsakes’
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Thomas Watrous, Keepsake Photographs
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This keepsake photograph was taken in the late 1920s on the front porch of the Bates home in Richfield, Sevier County, Utah. Left to right: Henry, Stella, Reta, Alta. Behind Alta is direct ancestor Mildren and behind Henry is Lucile. On the far left are Nephi and his wife Flora. Of great interest to us […]
posted by Sandy on Family History Hints and Helps
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Most of the time we associate the word “artifact” with archeology. The definition is “a handmade object; such as a tool, or the remains of one, characteristic of an earlier time or cultural stage.” So, it would seem that our ancestors left artifacts behind without being prehistoric themselves. The emphasis in the definition is on […]
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Sandra Gale, Stories Within Stories
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The dictionary defines a keepsake as “something to be kept for the sake of or in memory of the giver”. These are keepsakes. My grandfather, Justin bought them for me one by one when I was too little to know. My mother carefully tucked them away until I was old enough to handle them and […]
posted by Sandy on I Remember, Stories Within Stories
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If you are old enough you will remember letters. Letters were thoughts on paper which a person wrote by hand. Sometimes a letter took some time to write because one had to think. Usually a person put a date on a letter which helped the recipient to know when it was written and how long […]