Transylvania, Holland, Alsace, Poland, England, Germany, Lithuania and Texas all contain soil upon which ancestors dwelt; Farmers, beekeepers, shepherds, tailors, blacksmiths, salesmen, clergy, judges, and doctors.
As I research ancestral lines I discover some ancestors celebrated Hanuka, others Christmas, and still others the Green Corn Ceremony; Jewish, Methodist Episcopalian, Puritan, Christian Scientist, Mennonite, Choctaw, and Cherokee.
I shall never find the records for my distant ancestors who either came to this continent by crossing the Land Bridge, or originally emerged from the Nanih Waiya in Mississippi.
I delve through obituaries, microfilm depositories, internet databases; I interview relatives, and rummage through attics.
What I find doesn't alter who I am; It illuminates the divergent, yet still intersecting paths of my ancestors.
6 comments:
What an interesting photo from the past.
Has anyone tried to identify the subjects?
Received in packet from a cousin about a week ago - no identification on the back, and cousin was oblivious to identities.
We're sending the unknown photos to other cousins with the possibility that someone may be able to identify.
Some of the unknowns had Hungarian writing on the back, which one cousin in Israel can read -- but I don't believe this one did.
I love how proud the man looks. Hopefully you will someday be able to identify who they are.
I have some of these sorts of photos two.
I love that the old man looks like he'd have a twinkle in the eye. ;)
How cool. Hope you find out.. Best of luck
Hope you find them both and get to the bottom of this mystery.
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