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!
Big project, Happy New Year to you and the family.
ReplyDeleteI hope to break it down to small jobs by category or location in our house. Happy 2014 to You & Yours!
DeleteI started photographing my heirlooms and treasures for my daughters too, but the stories are yet to be completed. Thanks for the reminder to get back on it! Happy New Year, Colleen, and Happy Blogging in 2014.
ReplyDeleteWendy, have a marvelous 2014. Wishing you many genealogical discoveries this year.
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