Last week was the rooster post…and it got me thinking…
My great-uncle sent photos of my great-great grandparents (my Grandmother’ s grandparents) to her. My grandmother’ s whole family is from Mexico, and we’ve spent the day talking about her childhood. She grew up in No. California in a box car. Her mother never did learn English.
It helps me to remember this–to remember where I came from. Grandma had an outside toilet and no hot water. Half of the box car had their beds. The other half had their kitchen and a small table.
I feel spoiled.
Don’t they look like fun, interesting people? (I think the guitar and costume were borrowed 🙂
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Although my dad didn’t grow up in a boxcar, they didn’t have much, but he remembers a difficult childhood but a good one. I hear the stories of his mom taking in laundry, growing their and growing their own food. My grandma came from outside of Paris on a cattle ship when she was 13. It is fun to know our heritage. Thanks,Cindi
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Something about him reminds me of Johnny Cash! Do you see it, too??
I bet there is a story that you could write in those pictures. Don’t all old pictures look full of possibility. Nearly every one of them makes me want to write a story about it.
What a neat story. It’s always fun to hear stories from grandparents. My grandpa has an album full of just him and his Harley friends, which is kind of cool because now I ride a Harley. I sat with him one time and he talked about it with me. He also hand wrote notes with each picture, which makes it even better to see it in his own words.
I love looking at old vintage photogrpahs. There is always an interesting story to tell. I also love studying the clothes and the people, you get an idea of what type of person they were.
I have close relatives who were immigrants, my grandfather was from Germany and my great grandparents from Sicily. They came over on a boat to America and had to earn their passage by making wine for the Mafia. The stories are fascinating!
Love the pictures! i love learning the history of real people!
Cindi,
This is SOOO interesting. My grandpa was one of 11 kids who grew up on a farm in Kansas. It was a completely different world back then. They were poor, but that had a good life.
Leticia,
I saw those photos and it’s weird to think that part of them still live on in me. They seem very interesting … and characters! Can’t you see mischief in their gazes?
Hi Martha.
Wow that is amazing about your grandfather and great grandparents. Maybe YOU should write about their story. 🙂 Of course, it might be too unbelievable!
Hugs to you all,
Tricia
Christy,
I totally agree!
Oh! Family history!! 🙂 I love it!! Looking at old pictures and reading/learning about family.. it’s so exciting, and the stories and pictures bring to life for me the people that before only had names. I’m excited that you posted these! 🙂
Tricia,
Wonderful pictures! Your heritage will always be meaningful to you. It has surely affected your writing. I’m excited about your books and am always telling people about your latest. God bless you and your family.
Tara,
The weird thing is that I know very little about their history. Recently is the first time I saw these photos. I’m going to have to ask my Grandma to tell me more. She tells me in bits and pieces, but she had a very hard childhood. It’s amazing how those things stick with us even after all these years.