THE LEGACY SERIES IS BORN
EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS STORIES but details are easily lost when individual family members (the repositories of our histories) pass on or cherished photos and artifacts are lost or misplaced. The LEGACY Series is the perfect way to preserve and display of your special memories.
It was not unusual in South Dakota in the 1950's for kids (especially rural kids) to leave school after the 8th grade so this family was understandably proud of their four high school graduates. Understanding begins with seeing history through the lens of the time.
"I remember the stripes on her back from being whipped" is the way my mother always began the story of Great grandmother Susan. Her look of quiet determination hides a lifetime of hardship and prompted me to include this text from a poem by Langston Hughes in this composition. This picture pays homage to those women on whose shoulders I stand.
A map is used as a background in this historical piece. It helps to provide geographical context to this family's history. Pictures of great grandmother, grandmother, mother/father and children complete this composition.
Graduation is always an accomplishment but how much more so when one is simultaneously working full time, raising a family, and doing the myriad other things grown folks do. It is an accomplishment at age 22 and it is an accomplishment at 45. It is never too late.
Pilgrimage is a precious bounty for Bahai's. This image keeps alive memories of this family's nine day pilgrimage to Haifa, Israel, the site of the world headquarters of the Bahai faith. They had wonderful photos from which to choose for these striking prints.
Every now and then a photo comes along which just cries for a vertical format, this is one of those times. It uses some of the elements of the previous image but in a very different layout.
Another sample image using vertical orientation. By the way, that little girl is me circa 1943. Do you suppose that blue 1939 Ford is the reason I now drive a blue PT Cruiser???
The lure of land of their own drew people from diverse backgrounds to The Great Plains. The obituary included in this piece gives more details about their lives and may spark discussion of the family roots.
This image is composed of an old photograph, display type, a lace tablecloth, a length of kente cloth, a commemorative stamp and handwritten and typed notes detailing family lineage. The frame was digitally created.
This image presents life over a period of time, from the wedding in 1876 to a Christmas photo taken in 1913. The background photo of Overton, NE presents a little of the flavor of the era.
