These photos are my mother and grandmother when Momma was about 18 months old, so about 1938. Momma was such a darling little girl, but Grandma said she looked like an angel with a little devil on the side! The background is paper 4 in Darker Color mode over paper 11

Journaling reads: Fulbeck is a charming village in Lincolnshire, England. This early 20th century painting is a view my 2 times great grandparents, William Henry Sr. and Jane Eyre Winter and my great grandfather, Thomas K. Winter, would have known well. William Winter was a farm bailiff, an...

This 2 page LO is a rework of an earlier set. I realized I'd made a serious historical error having initially used deep red on the borders. The only deep red in the Confederate forces was the blood shed and, while my 2x great uncle died just before the siege of Atlanta having survived 20 major...

This side shows the unit history, where the right side shows the people involved and the timeline. See the full LO for details. The background is paper S12 with the 1886 print Battle of Shiloh by Kurtz and Allen blended over it using a gradient mask. The prints on the left are all from the...

There are actually 3 fonts on this page - 1942 Report in the black journaling, then in the white columns showing W.W.'s timeline, I used Army Condensed Regular in white for most of it and Rub This! in royal blue to chronicle his death. See the full LO for all other details an the journaling as...

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A myth is a sacred, paradigmatic story symbolizing a particular group's beliefs and values. It therefore expresses what it means to be a member of that group. A second meaning is something that just isn’t true. Both meanings apply to the commonly held belief that the Pilgrims of the Mayflower...

William Claiborne accompanied Governor Sir Francis Wyatt and arrived in Virginia Colony in October 1621 aboard the George as the official surveyor for the Colony. Jamestown was only 14-years old, and Virginia was mostly still wilderness. About 5 months later, on 22 Mar 1621, the Powhatan...

My Mom had this picture of me with my friend Lori when we graduated from Brownies. I look at this picture now and wonder why I thought I was the fattest kid in the world, and why I got teased so much for being fat. Yeah, I had a few pounds on me, but I wasn't obese in any way. This got me...

September 2023 Challenge #2 - Heritage

SEPTEMBER CHALLENGE #2 - HERITAGE

Cleora Pauline Preece Hisel My 3rd cousin twice removed, Hugh William Troy Hisel, married Cleora Pauline Preece. Hugh was born October 10, 1914 in Murray, Oklahoma to Hiram Alexander Lawrence Hisel and Ivy Troy, and died June 17, 1983 in Imperial, California. Cleora was born August 3, 1921...

This layout was made for challenge 5-heritage. This is one of the very few photos I have from my childhood. This photo was from my first passport. That is why there are marks on my face. It's from the imprint from my passport being stamped. CIEL BLEU THE KIT by Regina Falango CIEL BLEU ADD...

APRIL CHALLENGE #5 HERITAGE

Created with : "Living Cottage" and "Simple pleasures" by Lynne Anzelc Picture Tontonvelocom

When the river on my husband's family farm was flooded, the only way across was in a barrel, using a system of ropes and pulleys. The photo in the layout shows my husband's uncle Frank and Aunt Ruby. The photo is from 1940