Hello, my second identified tintype! Pleased to make your acquaintance, Mrs. Polly Crannell née Selleck! The clues on this tintype are priceless: "Mrs. Robert Cran(n)ell, sister of Jonas Selleck". Although spelt with one "n" on the tintype, the surname was easy to find and link with one Jonas Selleck. And thanks to the family trees … Continue reading Polly Crannell née Selleck
Category: Family Stories
Siblings Barbara Nichols and Luther Howes
Hello, little darlings! Look at the older sister, protectively holding her little arm around her baby brother! These cuties in this faded photo were siblings Barbara and Luther Howes from Norfolk, Massachusetts! Barbara was 4 1/2 years old when this photo was taken, and her little brother Luther just 15 months. Finding the children in … Continue reading Siblings Barbara Nichols and Luther Howes
Eva Alford Sutphin from Hackettstown
How strange that with some identified photos I find nothing as if the persons never really existed. And with others, I just need to type in their names into the genealogy platforms and all this information about their life lives comes flooding. As is the case with this lovely lady: Mrs. Eva Sutphin née Alford … Continue reading Eva Alford Sutphin from Hackettstown
Hattie Lampman from Chardon, Ohio
This lovely lady with a bow in her hair was Hattie Lampman who had her photo taken in Chardon, Ohio, at about the turn of the last century. My first thought was that Hattie could have been a pet name for Harriet or Henrietta. But after some research I'm sure her first name was Hattie … Continue reading Hattie Lampman from Chardon, Ohio
Grace Bowden Winckler
Strangers in old photos, photographed with their pets - I love that so much! And guess what, not only is the dog-mom in this photo identified, but also the dog - these are "Grace and "Blossom" August 1935, Black Creek, N.J." The back of the photo reveals that our dog-mom's full name was Grace Bowden … Continue reading Grace Bowden Winckler
Siblings Grace and Robert Conners
This very faded photo came to me from the United States. Perhaps it stood on someone's mantlepiece for decades and was kissed by sunlight every day. And perhaps because it's so faded, noone would even look at it at an antique store. But because of the names, handwritten on it, it is a treasure for … Continue reading Siblings Grace and Robert Conners
Merena Stoddard née Hartt
The batch of old photos these two lovely cabinet cards came in are all but one labelled with names! A feast for a "detective" like me! And how I love when I find two photos of the same person, like of this lovely lady. Pleased to meet you, Miss Merena "Rena" Estelle Hartt! Merena Estelle … Continue reading Merena Stoddard née Hartt
The Laird Family from Calais in Vermont
UPDATED: Has been returned to the family of Clyde Laird! These two faded photos came to me from the United States. And although only one of them is labelled with names, I believe they are connected. Both of the photos were printed at the photo studio of one E.H. Doton, located in North Calais, Vermont, … Continue reading The Laird Family from Calais in Vermont
Wilhelm Schwarzhaupt, a father, a schoolmaster and a politician
I love old classroom photos because so many family trees are connected with that one photo! Look at this one - 27 students and 2 teachers all connected in that moment in time. This large classroom photo came to me in the batch of the Grein-Schneider-Wenzel photos I shared a few blogposts ago. It is … Continue reading Wilhelm Schwarzhaupt, a father, a schoolmaster and a politician
Dr. Michael W. O’Keefe and Persis née Thompson
UPDATED Please scroll to bottom to read These 3 identified cabinet cards came to me from the United States and oh my, this "detective" girl did a happy dance! Look at all the information, hand-written on them! Whomever these photos belonged to, who so lovingly recorded so many important genealogical details of the family history, … Continue reading Dr. Michael W. O’Keefe and Persis née Thompson
