nostalgia

I have been going through a lot of my grandmother's pictures and memorabilia...she saved EVERYTHING!!! I love looking at it and knowing about the people that are part of me, learning what they loved and who they were. And Nana and I would look at all of her memories a lot together, so I have unofficially declared myself the family historian.

This weekend I stumbled upon these gems:



This is when Nana was interviewed for a profile in her company's newsletter, and she talked about all her antiques...




and from the photographer's contact sheet...




I love contact sheets. Reminds me of the good ol' days when we used film and I spent hours in the art department's darkroom.





The man on the far right is my great-great uncle Oliver Vasgaard. He came to America from Norway around 1900. I love that in this picture he is holding the American flag...its a little snapshot of the melting pot that is America and my own family's journey.


much more to come...