In all of the photo albums and family papers of my grandmother's, I haven't come across any valentines or love letters written by or...

When I began posting my yearly school pictures , I didn't know that the footnoteMaven was going to make "School Days" the top...

The vast majority of my ancestors were not well-to-do folk. They were mostly farmers and their wealth consisted mainly of family and friends...

About 1958, probably influenced somewhat by her brother, William Hale Brubaker , and her uncle, Maurice James Wise , who both owned restaura...

The topic of the upcoming edition of Smile for the Camera is 'Wedding Belles' and since I have no family pictures (none, zilch, nad...

"All Creatures Great And Small" is the topic for the 13th Edition of Smile For The Camera . When I was growing up, the only pets w...

Lellah Golden "Goldie" (Wiseman) Quine, daughter of Samuel and Amanda (Alexander) Wiseman, was born on May 8, 1890 in Kosciusko Co...

The three oldest children of Charles and Elsie (Shuder) Wiseman : Perry Martin Comfort Wiseman (1906-1968), Leslie Wilson "Dick" W...

The only thing that I can state with any degree of certainty is that all three of these pictures were taken before I was born! They are from...

Bob, Sandy, John, Gary, and Smitty. This photo was taken in December 1973, just a few weeks before I left Reykjavik, Iceland. It's reall...

left: Charles Romaine Brubaker, born August 19, 1871 (my great grandfather) right: Hazlette Aileen Brubaker, daughter of Maud Wise and Char...

Welcome to the 6th Edition of Smile For The Camera ~ A Carnival of Images! Show us that picture that never fails to bring a smile to your fa...

This has to be one of my favorites (it's been cropped and enlarged to show their expressions). On the back is written: "Grandma wi...

The deadline for submitting your "funny photos" to Smile for the Camera :: A Carnival of Images is quickly approaching. It's ...

footnoteMaven has posted the Fourth Edition of Smile for the Camera at Shades of the Departed . The prompt this time around was "My Fa...

It's impossible. I just can't think about it anymore. I can't take the pressure. The stress of making a decision is overwhelming...

footnoteMaven has posted the 3rd edition Smile for the Camera whose topic this time is "Celebrate Home" over at Shades of the De...

Home. I've been contemplating just what that means ever since fM announced the topic of "Celebrate Home" for the upcoming edit...

Big Sigh. To my knowledge, there are no wedding pictures of my parents or grandparents. If they exist, I surely don't know where they ar...

footnoteMaven has posted the first edition of the Smile for the Camera Carnival. And it is a wonderful tableau depicting "Mother Love...