Show us your treasured finds!
Oscraps
Shout It to the Rooftops! Heritage LOs in the Gallery
- Thread starter Susan - s3js
- Start date
mcurtt
Well-Known Member
I am so sorry. I have dropped the ball and haven't been posting my heritage pages here. Many of my digi friends know that the love of my life passed away in April 2023. And life has definitely not been the same since. Yesterday would have been our 50th wedding anniversary. He would have turned 75 on June 18. I'm dealing with maintaining 2.5 acres of woods/property, attempting to sell his business (he was a guitarist & shop owner & luthier & audiophile) and then ensuring that the house does not fall down on me. LOL.
Heritage pages are still one of my great loves for layouts. I've been busy scanning in photos from my 97 year old MIL from when she was a child. Then there are 5000 family & vacation slides from my MIL & DH's paternal grandparents, I've got about 700 of them done so far, but when I have to work on the property, I don't scan.
I will share with you some of my heritage layouts posted at Oscraps to get me caught up. Again, I apologize for my lapse. I hope you don't mind, but I posted them in separate replies. Figured it might be too confusing, especially with the dialog I've included.
Heritage pages are still one of my great loves for layouts. I've been busy scanning in photos from my 97 year old MIL from when she was a child. Then there are 5000 family & vacation slides from my MIL & DH's paternal grandparents, I've got about 700 of them done so far, but when I have to work on the property, I don't scan.
I will share with you some of my heritage layouts posted at Oscraps to get me caught up. Again, I apologize for my lapse. I hope you don't mind, but I posted them in separate replies. Figured it might be too confusing, especially with the dialog I've included.
Last edited:
mcurtt
Well-Known Member
Here is my dad's youngest sister, circa 1940. These photos were given to me from her oldest son after she passed away in her 90's. I love that these were taken in the original type of photo booth, the kind that you'd find in a dime store. My journaling is in there, co-mingled with all of the ephemera. At first I couldn't figure out what was on her face, I was going to touch it up. And then I realized it was netting from her hat. Another thing you don't see very often these days.
Last edited:
Wow Marilyn, your pages are simply stunning, I just love your artistry and always stop at your layouts when I see them in other galleries, Facebook or Insta! I find them so interesting and beautifully crafted! Moving forward in this world without your dearest other half beside you is no doubt a hard and scary thing to do, but I am glad that you are continuing to scrap and capture all of your wonderful memories of him and your life together. Sending big hugs sweetie! 
That last layout of your MIL is simply priceless, what a character she must have been growing up! Did she ever settle down as she grew older? lol! I hope not!
The last two with John in them are real gems as well, your designs for both of them are so fabulous! ♥
That last layout of your MIL is simply priceless, what a character she must have been growing up! Did she ever settle down as she grew older? lol! I hope not!
The last two with John in them are real gems as well, your designs for both of them are so fabulous! ♥
mcurtt
Well-Known Member
Hi Ona, Thank you for your kind words. And yes, it has been a roller coaster of emotions here.Wow Marilyn, your pages are simply stunning, I just love your artistry and always stop at your layouts when I see them in other galleries, Facebook or Insta! I find them so interesting and beautifully crafted! Moving forward in this world without your dearest other half beside you is no doubt a hard and scary thing to do, but I am glad that you are continuing to scrap and capture all of your wonderful memories of him and your life together. Sending big hugs sweetie!
That last layout of your MIL is simply priceless, what a character she must have been growing up! Did she ever settle down as she grew older? lol! I hope not!
My MIL is definitely quite the character. She has outlived 4 sons. When I met her, she was a parent to five mostly adult children, plus caregiver to her DH who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in his early 30's. So life was not fun for her. They had purchased a 90 acre farm, her husband's dream. She was a city girl, so I'm sure it was quite the adjustment. But fast forward to the present. She is having a harder time communicating now, knows what she wants to say, but sometimes the words just don't come to mind. She loves watching anything political, still reads and political books are her favorite. She uses a walker to get around. Up until February 2023, she was living alone in her home. Now she lives in a condo with her oldest daughter who cares very much for her. They are two peas in a pod.
Oh my! So much on your plate. I am so sorry for your loss. You needn't apologize for anything at all and don't feel in the least pressured. This will all wait while you work through everything. You know, we're all here for you. Hugs!
What fabulous LOs! You have some wonderful photos and stories here. What treasures - not to mention the 5000 slides. I need to get my Dad to show me where his slides are and figure out how to get them converted to digital so we can all enjoy them. I really want to revisit the ones to the San Diego Zoo when I was 5. I remember the trip vividly and want to see if my memories match! Thanks for sharing!I really love doing heritage pages, too, and have been blessed with some wonderful family photos.
Here are a few of mine:
Fabulous LO! I loved those old photo booths. We had a few of them around when I was a kid. They were a hoot!Here is my dad's youngest sister, circa 1940. These photos were given to me from her oldest son after she passed away in her 90's. I love that these were taken in the original type of photo booth, the kind that you'd find in a dime store. My journaling is in there, co-mingled with all of the ephemera. At first I couldn't figure out what was on her face, I was going to touch it up. And then I realized it was netting from her hat. Another thing you don't see very often these days.
OK, that green-eyed monster is crawling all over me. Rough shape or not, what a cool photo! You certainly did a fantastic job with it!My DH's maternal great-grandfather Miklos was in the military. The photo was from 1898. It was in rough shape but blending it into a background did wonders for it. Micklos was 19 at the time, taken in Tusla, Serbia.
mcurtt
Well-Known Member
Hi Susan, Thank you for your kind words. You had mentioned scanning in slides. I have a Wolverine slide/negative scanner, although I had almost given up on it and was going to purchase a different unit. I would not recommend... It takes a small SD card, but I found every time I tried to direct scans to the card, it froze up and went nowhere. So I scan to its internal memory and after about 40 images, it tells me that the memory is full & then I move them onto my laptop. It works pretty well. That way I label them when I move them onto the laptop with a meaningful file name. The unit was purchased a number of years ago, so maybe they have had improvements??? I actually find that scanning slides is quicker than scanning photos. I have a Canon flatbed scanner for scanning photos.
You know, I haven't really looked into this too much. I do remember that a number of years ago there was an attachment you could get to hold microfilm, negatives and slides for use on flatbed scanners but I think I discounted them because you had to have one with a domed lid. I really need to look at that and the Wolverine scanner. My Dad used to only process his photos as slides, so there are probably 40 years worth of them. He used to love photography but has done little since he retired.
mcurtt
Well-Known Member
Good luck. Yes, my old Canon flatbed used to process slides and negatives. But that scanner has been replaced with another Canon flatbed which does not process anything other than photos, etc. Regarding the Wolverine, I purchased it originally because I have multiple sizes of negatives. Unfortunately, it did not do well with negatives...
I just put this set up in the gallery. William W. Wood (I think the W. is Washington) was my great grand uncle, my father's paternal granduncle. Some of my Dad's maternal granduncles fought on the Union side and at some of the same battles. Some of my Momma's too, and on both sides of the war. I haven't gotten it all mapped out yet, but I know at least 8 of her Cole great granduncles fought for the Confederacy and some in the Winter clan for the Union. Like the Revolution family opposing family.
wow wonderful keepsake
