A blast from the past - Genealogy in the Gallery - April

[Susan - s3js]

I can't believe it's April already. But I'm really confused. We had beautiful spring weather 2 days ago and my car doors were frozen closed this morning with ice on al the windows. Sigh! It needs to make up it's mind! It's definitely time for a change, so here's the new thread for April.

Okay, now that I've groused a little I want to celebrate a little. I found this nifty LO by @lacy in the gallery. I doesn't contain any kind of demographics or statistical data but it does give us a wonderful window into her family's background. This is the stuff that puts flesh and blood on their bones and brings them alive to us.

Hard Times - CarpeDiem

• lacy
• Apr 1, 2022
• 8

Circa 1930's, my husband's father, grandfather and two uncles with their hunting dogs.
My photo...

I'll also share a LO I made about my cousin's direct line. Benjamin's mother, Ellen Eyre, and my 2X great grandmother, Jane Eyre, were sisters. Their brother George married Holland Catten's sister Alice. Holland was Ellen's husband. Siblings marrying siblings sort of runs in the family! It happened in my Dad's paternal line, too.

Benjamin-Eyre-Catton.jpg

• Susan - s3js
• Mar 27, 2022
• 8
• #cheeryo #heritage color play vicki stegall let's play 15-16

Benjamin Eyre Catton was my 1st cousin 3 times removed. His mother and my 2X great grandmother...

Have you got some more jewels to share with us?

 

[mcurtt]

I just posted this one. It features a photo of my mother, circa 1941. She had written on the backside "Brookfield Zoo", but nothing else.

Rachel's April Mixed Media Scavenger Hunt Challenge

• mcurtt
• Apr 1, 2022
• 7
• #heritage #rachel jefferies

Rachel Jefferies Designs - at Oscraps

April Mixed media Scavenger Hunt...

 

[Susan - s3js]

I just posted this one. It features a photo of my mother, circa 1941. She had written on the backside "Brookfield Zoo", but nothing else.

Rachel's April Mixed Media Scavenger Hunt Challenge

• mcurtt
• Apr 1, 2022
• 7
• #heritage #rachel jefferies

Rachel Jefferies Designs - at Oscraps

April Mixed media Scavenger Hunt...

What a jewel! This LO speaks so well to the times!

 

[mcurtt]

What a jewel! This LO speaks so well to the times!

Thank you. It was a photo I recently found doing my magnetic album photo removal. I love that my mother is wearing white socks with her shoes. I just wish I knew the exact year it was taken... I have a thing about dating each photo on a layout, even if it is just a "circa". At least I know that the zoo opened in 1934. And judging from other photos I have of her around that time that are dated, I came up with 1941. It would have been before she married.

 

[Hamer Lodge]

Sharing one of my favourite layouts. The photo was taken before they emigrated to Australia.

 

[mcurtt]

Sharing one of my favourite layouts. The photo was taken before they emigrated to Australia.

What an absolute treasure!!! I love the photo and that letter!!! Amazing that the letter survived all of these years and you were able to pair it with a photo.

 

[cfile]

I love playing with my old photos.. here is one I did today: circa 1916

Dream

• cfile
• Apr 15, 2022
• 10
• #heritage

Photos are of my Grandfather's Cousin Gracie sitting in the living room of my Great Gandfather's...

 

[LSlycord]

@cfile I commented on the layout in the gallery but I am in love with your layout! Truly stunning!

 

[mcurtt]

And another one from me. It features my great-aunt, my maternal grandmother's oldest sister. It isn't dated, but based on how old she looks in the photo, I'm guessing circa 1940.

Dreams are Free

• mcurtt
• Apr 14, 2022
• 4
• #heritage #lynn grieveson lynn grieveson dreams are free

 

[LSlycord]

@mcurtt love that photo! Nicely scrapped with beautiful colors!

 

[Hamer Lodge]

You have turned a simple photo into a work of art....beautiful

 

[mcurtt]

@LSlycord @Hamer Lodge Thank you both!

 

[tanteva]

It's been a while since I did any genealogy pages, but this month's challenge template is PERFECT for scrapping a couple, don't you think?

Johannes & Magdalena

• tanteva
• Apr 16, 2022
• 6
• #simplette scrap challenge #5 genealogy

You can always find translations of my journaling in the gallery, but since this forum is about genealogy, I paste it here as well:

Johannes Christiernin (1631-1688) ND Magdalena Simonius (1644-1728) were my grand mother's grand father's grand father's grand father's grand mother's parents. Johannes was a vicar, first in Säter, and later in Fellingsbro. Magdalena was the grand daughter of Johannes Rudbeckius. Johannes and Magdalena had 13 children, and their daughter Margareta married Jacob Gezelius, and from them, I decend. Johannes' sister Christina was grandmother's grandmother to Carl Michael Bellman.

(Both Johannes Rudbeckius and Carl Michael Bellman are important figures in Swedish history. I.e. I'm bragging here LOL)

 

[Susan - s3js]

I love playing with my old photos.. here is one I did today: circa 1916

Dream

• cfile
• Apr 15, 2022
• 10
• #heritage

Photos are of my Grandfather's Cousin Gracie sitting in the living room of my Great Gandfather's...

Fabulous photos! They are in really great shape and lucky to be loved and played with!

 

[scrap-genie]

Here's an oldie I did of my parents for a template challenge.

So Young

• scrap-genie
• Nov 8, 2010
• 8

It really seems to be difficult for children to imagine their parents when they were so young...

 

[Susan - s3js]

Sharing one of my favourite layouts. The photo was taken before they emigrated to Australia.

OH, this is marvelous. How great to have an article about him and that great photo to go with it!

 

[Susan - s3js]

It's been a while since I did any genealogy pages, but this month's challenge template is PERFECT for scrapping a couple, don't you think?

Johannes & Magdalena

• tanteva
• Apr 16, 2022
• 6
• #simplette scrap challenge #5 genealogy

You can always find translations of my journaling in the gallery, but since this forum is about genealogy, I paste it here as well:

Johannes Christiernin (1631-1688) ND Magdalena Simonius (1644-1728) were my grand mother's grand father's grand father's grand father's grand mother's parents. Johannes was a vicar, first in Säter, and later in Fellingsbro. Magdalena was the grand daughter of Johannes Rudbeckius. Johannes and Magdalena had 13 children, and their daughter Margareta married Jacob Gezelius, and from them, I decend. Johannes' sister Christina was grandmother's grandmother to Carl Michael Bellman.

(Both Johannes Rudbeckius and Carl Michael Bellman are important figures in Swedish history. I.e. I'm bragging here LOL)

I so very much echo Kay's words in the gallery - I am grateful for the translation but delighted to shared the Swedish with us. I speak a little German and often find that between it, the little bit of French I retained from College, and the Spanish I learned in grade school, I can often follow along and recognize the words I am reading. I'll probably never be fluent, but I love languages and it makes my heart sing to learn new words!

 

[Susan - s3js]

Here's an oldie I did of my parents for a template challenge.

So Young

• scrap-genie
• Nov 8, 2010
• 8

It really seems to be difficult for children to imagine their parents when they were so young...

Jean this is so delightful. It's also funny how it takes a photo to remind us that we KNEW our parents when they were that young! And you parents were beautiful!

 

[Hamer Lodge]

This layout was made for the Tic Tac Toe Challenge this month, so I though I would post it here as well.

Challenge #6 - Tic-Tac-Toe

• Hamer Lodge
• Apr 18, 2022
• 9
• #anna aspnes designs #artistic blending modes family history family memories

This is my layout for challenge #6. I used 'grunge lace and border' as my line.
Anna Aspnes...

 

[Jam-on-toast]

I found this page by @zwyck in the gallery this morning... A great example of a vintage page that has that 'air' of the days long gone

Memory

• zwyck
• Apr 18, 2022
• 13

 

[Kythe]

This is as far back I have gone that has photos. I have family trees back as far as the death of my 4x maternal grandfather 1779.

 

[Susan - s3js]

This layout was made for the Tic Tac Toe Challenge this month, so I though I would post it here as well.

Challenge #6 - Tic-Tac-Toe

• Hamer Lodge
• Apr 18, 2022
• 9
• #anna aspnes designs #artistic blending modes family history family memories

This is my layout for challenge #6. I used 'grunge lace and border' as my line.
Anna Aspnes...

I LOVE that picture! Tell us about them!

 

[Susan - s3js]

This is as far back I have gone that has photos. I have family trees back as far as the death of my 4x maternal grandfather.View attachment 369899 View attachment 369900

Oh, wow! I love how you've stayed true to the erra with your elements. I think it's a great thing to share a bit of what it was like!

 

[Susan - s3js]

I found this page by @zwyck in the gallery this morning... A great example of a vintage page that has that 'air' of the days long gone

Memory

• zwyck
• Apr 18, 2022
• 13

It sure is. I'll have to go look after work.

 

[Jam-on-toast]

Another heritage page I created... once I've started, I seem to be unable to stop...

For you I will...

• Jam-on-toast
• Apr 21, 2022
• 7
• #cheeryo #family #heritage #lilach oren designs #traditional

There's a new designer here at Oscraps, which is super exciting, firstly because it means lots...

 

[Cherylndesigns]

I didn't think I'd have much to contribute, but here's a page I juse made for Lilach Oren. My parents on their wedding day.

Forever Love

• Cherylndesigns
• Apr 21, 2022
• 8
• #cheeryo #family #lilach oren designs #wedding bride and groom lilach oren forever love lilach oren pocket life templates love vintage

I used one of Lilac Oren's templates to scrap this picture of my parents, on their wedding day...

 

[Hamer Lodge]

Another heritage page I created... once I've started, I seem to be unable to stop...

For you I will...

• Jam-on-toast
• Apr 21, 2022
• 7
• #cheeryo #family #heritage #lilach oren designs #traditional

There's a new designer here at Oscraps, which is super exciting, firstly because it means lots...

what a lovely story!

 

[Susan - s3js]

@Jam-on-toast Olga! What a great LO. Your photos are wonderful and so is your juornaling! Where were they when they wed?

 

[Susan - s3js]

@Cherylndesigns What a stunning O! I LOVE her dress! You know, I have several albums - my bucket list, my garden and favorite plants, my dreams, and my art journal that have nothing to do with genealogy but have EVERYTHING to do with genealogy. Who you are is just as important as your ancestors!

 

[Cherylndesigns]

@Cherylndesigns What a stunning O! I LOVE her dress! You know, I have several albums - my bucket list, my garden and favorite plants, my dreams, and my art journal that have nothing to do with genealogy but have EVERYTHING to do with genealogy. Who you are is just as important as your ancestors!

Thanks so much, Susan!! Her dress was just beautiful and my sister still has it. Mom kept her wedding stuff in her cedar chest. My niece wanted to wear it for her wedding, but it was too fragile. She did wear the headpiece, though.