Wednesday, 2 March 2011

THREE MUSES #92 - Ancestor

In her later years, my mother gave me her grandmother's photo album.  It was one of those wonderful old leather-bound albums with windowed pages for cabinet card photos.  By the time I received it, the pages were tattered and only a few photos remained, all unidentified.  The young man above is one of those.  I like his earnest expression and square jaw.   We share DNA, but I don't know who he is.   The benevolent face in the mist behind the Family Record is that of my grandmother.  I wish she had written his name on the back of his photo!
Bev
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35 comments:

  1. Yvonne2 March 2011 at 06:25

    Here is my entry.

    http://artic-blonde-creations.blogspot.com/2011/03/three-muses-ancestors.html

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  2. Taluula2 March 2011 at 06:36

    Oh Bev, yours is a beauty.

    Mine is a silly one and you can find it on my blog.

    Thanks for looking.

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  3. Ozstuff2 March 2011 at 06:41

    Bev, your ancestors sample piece is superb - and very touching.

    My ancestors are on my blog
    http://ozstuff-ozstuff.blogspot.com

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  4. Judy2 March 2011 at 06:47

    My 'journal page' is on my blog
    Here it is
    Thanks for looking!

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  5. mary.kg2 March 2011 at 07:28

    Mes grands parents sont sur mon blog:
    http://maryailleursunautrejour.blogspot.com/
    Amitiés Mary.KG

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  6. Kaylene2 March 2011 at 08:01

    My impressions of my ancestors are
    herethere is so much that can be said about them that I would have to write a book. Cheers

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  7. Kaylene2 March 2011 at 08:06

    here. just in case you are not redirected from the comment I posted above. Sorry

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  8. Janine2 March 2011 at 08:06

    Hi Bev,
    that´s a great theme and a beautiful way to honour our ancesters.
    My entry is here.
    http://joinjanine.blogspot.com

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  9. Kaylene2 March 2011 at 08:10

    Lovely, we have made sure our mother has written on the back of all our families photos, but there are always a few that remain a mystery.

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  10. Deann2 March 2011 at 09:55

    Beautiful job Bev...

    http://thewhimseyasylum.blogspot.com/

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  11. peggy gatto2 March 2011 at 10:35

    I chose a family portrait

    http://wwwpeggysamusement.blogspot.com/2011/03/3-muses-ancestor.html

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  12. Gayle Page-Robak2 March 2011 at 12:56

    Gayle's Ancestors-CLICK HERE

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  13. danit2 March 2011 at 15:09

    Please come see mine on my blog

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  14. Junibears2 March 2011 at 15:50

    My Ancestor pics are on my blog. Thank you for looking.xx

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  15. bockel242 March 2011 at 17:14

    You can get to know my grandfather, his sisters and parents here:
    http://bockel24.blogspot.com/2011/03/ancestors.html

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  16. LivArtNow2 March 2011 at 17:33

    Oh, that's so wonderful Bev, now you made me curious :)Here's my take, thanks for looking!
    hugs and smiles,
    Linda

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  17. bluegiraffe (Sherry)2 March 2011 at 23:02

    Thank you SO much for this theme. It prodded me to create a heritage collage for my father's side of the family (something I've been putting off doing). We have only a few photos of these ancestors, and I'm thrilled to have created this record. Here is my piece, on my blog.

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  18. Anonymous2 March 2011 at 23:06

    Mine is on my blog

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  19. tinasflickwerk2 March 2011 at 23:12

    here is my entry
    hope you like it
    http://tinasflickwerk.wordpress.com/2011/03/02/vorfahren/

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  20. José3 March 2011 at 01:14

    Beautiful entry Bev!! Full of mystery. I finally found some time to participate in this wonderful challenge. My entry is on my blog. Love to everybody!

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  21. Jester3 March 2011 at 02:16

    Here's mine:
    http://jestercrafts.blogspot.com/2011/03/ancestors.html
    Thanks for looking!

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  22. Glenys3 March 2011 at 04:08

    Bit late...but here it is!!Here is my entry

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  23. Silvia(Barnie)3 March 2011 at 05:12

    Hello, my
    Ancestors are on my blog.
    TFL

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  24. RPLancaster3 March 2011 at 08:12

    Here's my entry for this weeks challenge.



    Paulette
    fiberartistrpl.blogspot.com

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  25. LynnF3 March 2011 at 11:48

    My card is on my blog:

    http://adreamseyeview.blogspot.com/2011/03/three-muses-ancestors.html

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  26. abby j4 March 2011 at 00:14

    Love this challenge...fun to create art around a vintage photo. Mine is on my blog at:
    http://www.thevivere.blogspot.com
    I hope you'll stop by to see it...
    XOX, abbyj

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  27. bockel244 March 2011 at 02:15

    Playing with ancestors is so much fun, I just couldn´t stop! Here´s my second collage:
    http://bockel24.blogspot.com/2011/03/greetings-from-seaside-1926.html

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  28. Faye4 March 2011 at 05:45

    My ancestor card is on my blog.

    http://hastingshall2.blogspot.com/2011/03/3-muses-ancestors.html

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  29. Joan5 March 2011 at 05:56

    here is my ancestor atc

    http://latenightstamping.blogspot.com/2011/03/ancestors.html

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  30. Christine5 March 2011 at 13:39

    I'm so late, too much work. My grandmother is here:
    http://asasdechris.blogspot.com/2011/03/juliet.html

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  31. Dolly Daydreams6 March 2011 at 06:28

    Great idea for a challenge mine is on my blog. Marie

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  32. janita mantel6 March 2011 at 15:48

    What a nice idea, this are my grandmother with brother and sister.

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  33. crafty creations7 March 2011 at 23:54

    Great theme and fabulous story with your pic

    MINES HERE

    Thanks for looking

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  34. Catharine8 March 2011 at 10:17

    Here is my boy, with his great grandfather.
    They never met but he loved his grandfather very much. He was lucky to have him close by. Thanks for looking

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  35. deb9 March 2011 at 21:08

    mine is on my blog! Better late than never?
    http://wherearemyears.blogspot.com

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