Happy
New Year!
A new year means new opportunities to learn more about our families.
I have a big project in mind to preserve the past for the future. I plan to:
o
Go
through my house and photograph family treasures
o
Label
those items with dates & stories
o
Burn
the information on CDs for my children
o
Print
a paper copy of the photos & details
o
Post
the photos on Treasure Chest Thursdays
Here
are some examples of the miscellany I want to document:
o
The
painting of the Irish countryside purchased about 1895 by my great grandfather,
Michael Coyle, for his wife to remind her of their home
o
My
great aunts’ china sets purchased c 1930
o
Family
jewelry including a tiny bracelet purchased by my great grandmother for my
mother when she was born
o
A
Bible owned by my great great great grandmother
o
A
pair of cedar bookends my husband & I bought on our honeymoon in Bermuda
As I
photograph each item I plan to label it with a description, a date [if
possible] and any story related to the item.
If I
don’t do this there will come a time when my children will own these items and
may not remember their significance. Like a photograph without the people labeled,
the items will be of limited value.
Time
to charge my camera & get started!
