Found A Special Photo On Ancestry
By CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
Nashville, Tennessee
October 23, 2022 1:57pm CST
Decided to start a 14-day free trial on Ancestry.com. I have a few questions about my family I am searching for and thought I would start here.
Was scrolling through the pages and found this photo. My Mother is at the bottom left. I have never seen this photo before. Her two sisters are beside her and her parents in the back. I am crying to see this one, but in a good way.
Not the answers I was looking for, but a big special surprise to see this photo. She died at the early age of 39. I don't have a lot of photos of her. This has really made my day.
Have you been curious and looked at family history on Ancestry.com I wonder? With most of my family gone, this has proven to be a great place to start looking for answers. I cannot stop looking at this photo. Had to share.
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34 responses
@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Oct 22
What a beautiful photo, your mother was so pretty!
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
24 Oct 22
@CarolDM I was just thinking about my mother yesterday. I miss her very much!
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
24 Oct 22
@kobesbuddy Glad you have photos as well. Every day they are missed.
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@Juliaacv (51027)
• Canada
23 Oct 22
Your mother was a very strikingly good look lady.
Our son went thru Ancestry as we know very little about how my hubby's mother came to Ontario.
She is from out west and she always darkened up with some sun and our son was searching to see if she had an Aboriginal in her-she did not.
My Dad's family tree was traced back to the early 1800's in Ireland, my mother's family back a couple of generations in Belgium, and my hub's family not as far back.
I hope that you will find the answers that you are seeking.
I showed a black and white photo of me taken when I was a few months old today to our son, he told me that is where Harper gets her sweet little lips, he thinks that she favours my baby picture.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
24 Oct 22
Well thank you very much. I thought so too, of course. So many questions about this photo. Look sleek it was in their yard. And her older brother is missing. But either way, I am so happy to see this one. I just have a few questions about my Mother I am trying to find. Wasn't expecting this photo.
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@snowy22315 (180925)
• United States
23 Oct 22
How nice to find a pic of your mom. I have seen some recent pictures lately of my dad and his brothers when they were young. There was one of my grandmother and him at the beach. I thought my grandmother was one of her younger sisters. Her face looked so much thinner, and her hair was her natural blonde color.
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@snowy22315 (180925)
• United States
23 Oct 22
@CarolDM It is a treasure to find things like that.
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@allknowing (136601)
• India
24 Oct 22
Finding this photo on the Net must have been a happy surprise for you.
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@allknowing (136601)
• India
24 Oct 22
@CarolDM I wonder if I would find something too. I will search
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
24 Oct 22
@allknowing You never know. 14-day free trial to find out.
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@RebeccasFarm (89870)
• Arvada, Colorado
23 Oct 22
Luckily, I have been blessed with lots of relatives on both sides and having tons of photos and mostly know exactly the roots.
I am glad you were able to find this precious photo Carol. I hope you will find the information you are looking for specifically.
It is a lovely photo of everyone there and your dear Mom RIP..so young to pass on.
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@RebeccasFarm (89870)
• Arvada, Colorado
23 Oct 22
@CarolDM Oh yes, this was before of course, everyone is gone now RIP for me as well and only my siblings left who do not speak. I have nephews a couple of those and see them few and far between.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
23 Oct 22
@RebeccasFarm I totally understand.
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@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
23 Oct 22
That's great that you found that picture. Most of my relatives have taken quite a few pictures through the years. I have many.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
23 Oct 22
I've always wanted to try that web site but then I'm happy knowing (thinking????) all my ancestors were perfect!!!
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
27 Nov 22
I don't have any photos about my ancestors. I have already worked out my 3rd generation it's hard to go further for there are no available data to get. I try FamilySearch.com but it's still uncertain.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
28 Nov 22
@Nakitakona You are blessed to have both children and grandchildren.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
28 Nov 22
@CarolDM We are still working for it especially my children and my grandchildren.
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@RasmaSandra (79962)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Oct 22
That is a wonderful photo, you found very special memories. I do not know if I could find anything on Ancestry com since my parents were born and raised in Latvia, came to NY and I was born in NY. It seems rather complicated to me. Best of luck with your further search.
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@RasmaSandra (79962)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Oct 22
@CarolDM I will take a look.
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@Marilynda1225 (82807)
• United States
24 Oct 22
I can understand how much that picture means to you Carol and what a great find on Ancestry. I haven't looked at Ancestry even though I think about it occasionally.
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@Marilynda1225 (82807)
• United States
25 Oct 22
@CarolDM hope you enjoy it and can find more treasures
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@Fleura (30409)
• United Kingdom
24 Oct 22
That's a lovely photo of your mother! So glad you found it. Do you know who put it up there?
I did have a look on Ancestry some years ago but didn't find much because I'm the person who has most of the family history info, apart from my cousin who has been doing some digging looking for older ancestors on our great-grandfather's side, but with the name of Smith that's pretty tricky!
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@aninditasen (16403)
• Raurkela, India
24 Oct 22
A lovely photo and fond memories too. I have photos of my mother with me in her lap but not her young days photos.
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@aninditasen (16403)
• Raurkela, India
25 Oct 22
@CarolDM You will indeed feel happy.
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
24 Oct 22
How wonderful for you! Yes, I tried looking up my ancestry; but I am first-generation American; and I couldn't go back further than my grandparents.
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