tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post8895674020376946546..comments2024-03-16T21:27:00.457+00:00Comments on Friko's World: Our History In PhotographsFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-35675070122384625472017-12-31T23:23:29.558+00:002017-12-31T23:23:29.558+00:00While this will be a challenging year for you due ...While this will be a challenging year for you due to the emptiness, I can only hope that new and rich things will happen to you in 2018 and that you will blog about a few of them.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-9040150933774158282017-12-12T22:29:34.368+00:002017-12-12T22:29:34.368+00:00Dear Friko, like you, and most of us probably, I h...Dear Friko, like you, and most of us probably, I have photographs that Mom kept and I inherited. I know none of the people who stood before the camera back in the early 20th century and smiled and lived a life I know nothing about.<br /><br />What really saddens me is to go into a thrift shop or a second-hand shop and see old photographs that someone has brought there from an estate sale or Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-40216101792221012562017-11-26T22:43:12.277+00:002017-11-26T22:43:12.277+00:00Hi Friko. In Spring my sister finished down sizing...Hi Friko. In Spring my sister finished down sizing my aunt’s residence in Hannover. She felt the photos and slides my aunt had amassed were best tossed out. I was saddened by it for many of our childhood pics had been sent to her by my mother. My aunt had given me a handful but I imagine she was hoping we would take care of them later after her time. She passed in September and my sister had to Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-56230727347245449062017-11-24T16:03:42.800+00:002017-11-24T16:03:42.800+00:00I began disposing of photos -- particularly those ...I began disposing of photos -- particularly those of people no one can identify -- about three years ago, and the process continues apace. Since I'm the last of our line, with no one to pass them on to, it seems rather senseless to keep them. Those that I can identify as being from my parents' home town, I'm sending to the museum there, along with some other items. Otherwise? They'shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-15470437455836804302017-11-23T16:56:02.081+00:002017-11-23T16:56:02.081+00:00I am kind of a photo hoarder and even if some of t...I am kind of a photo hoarder and even if some of the subjects are gone they still have a place in my collections and in my mind. Sometimes in my heart, as well. I prefer they bring a smile rather than a tear.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-89044366074288482282017-11-22T15:38:41.959+00:002017-11-22T15:38:41.959+00:00We have just finished going through my mother'...We have just finished going through my mother's more-than-eighty photo albums in order to create a Memory Table for my father's Celebration of Life. We were so grateful that Mum was such a great archivist. She wasn't a great photographer, though, and there were hundreds of great photos of her (taken by Dad) and hundreds of bad photos of him, taken by her. I have been away from thisPondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-80171761915729942182017-11-21T04:39:46.740+00:002017-11-21T04:39:46.740+00:00Since pictures were so rarely taken in my childhoo...Since pictures were so rarely taken in my childhood, I have really overdone with my children and grandchildren. I thought pictures were so important. Then, a few years ago, my husband and I visited a so-called cabin in Minnesota. It had been built and owned by a family for several generations, and was left open for the public to enjoy. The views from the mountaintop were fantastic. But it RunNRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610154229648677906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-66534011265630884962017-11-21T03:27:44.015+00:002017-11-21T03:27:44.015+00:00I collect old photographs. I had so many that I s...I collect old photographs. I had so many that I started a blog that features one old photo every day. Many with names have been returned to family! Unmarked photos have no chance to be returned to family and become The Forgottens. http://forgottenoldphotos.blogspot.com/Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-73680638114482456502017-11-20T02:46:47.755+00:002017-11-20T02:46:47.755+00:00I've been absent after having knee surgery and...I've been absent after having knee surgery and then problems signing in with Google. So I didn't know your Beloved had died. I'm so sorry. His photos must be very special, and once you've sorted out the rest, what remains will be treasure.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-6459409943387173102017-11-20T00:14:31.055+00:002017-11-20T00:14:31.055+00:00I love old photographs, those of my ancestors, and...I love old photographs, those of my ancestors, and with most I do know who they were (although not all of them). Photos of places I eventually discard, but those of people usually not. They are far more precious. Beside the important paperwork, it was those photos and old letters that I grabbed first when we got ready to evacuate from the wildfires last month. No one can replace those, and Carola Bartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536486322412234854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-71032617129910831762017-11-19T02:00:46.389+00:002017-11-19T02:00:46.389+00:00I have many pics of my married years here in Canad...I have many pics of my married years here in Canada ... husband, kids, livestock and landscapes ...but hardly any from before ... Love, cat. ^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-78926911529245865852017-11-19T01:16:20.404+00:002017-11-19T01:16:20.404+00:00What a lovely entry. You have the matters of phot...What a lovely entry. You have the matters of photography spot-on.<br />Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-64874853727101278982017-11-18T15:51:04.068+00:002017-11-18T15:51:04.068+00:00I have thousands of photos in the digital cloud, m...I have thousands of photos in the digital cloud, most of them are for my recipes. I am not a good photographer but I enjoy taking photos and posting them on Instagram. It keeps me entertained. I took a class at the local Junior College and enjoyed it. I have drawers and boxes of photos from my family and I started to sort them to make albums for my family but I haven’t worked on them for years. Gerlinde de Broekerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174961875518661639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-10766928926065700532017-11-18T07:37:57.034+00:002017-11-18T07:37:57.034+00:00Dear Friko, it's not just the past but light c...Dear Friko, it's not just the past but light captured in silver salts, film emulsion or digital imprint --light of other days. These miracles remain, and hopefully encourage us toward the future. I still have some strength to send and I send it to you.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-22179771650443807122017-11-17T22:52:13.580+00:002017-11-17T22:52:13.580+00:00Glad to read you’re out and about more. Perhaps, ...Glad to read you’re out and about more. Perhaps, in time, once again you and your daughter will resume your relationship. Not knowing why the rift would be disturbing, but waiting for the answers is sometimes required. <br /><br />I have several photo albums of my mother’s. Many fascinating generations old photos — some people whose names I recognize, but too many others I don’t. Also, I joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-72916144054009012592017-11-17T18:17:21.210+00:002017-11-17T18:17:21.210+00:00We had my grandmother go through photos before she...We had my grandmother go through photos before she died and she already didn't know many of the people in them. My mother and her sister went through the old photo boxes, too. We did our best to label them, but what will it matter and will they survive in 100 years...in 50 years? I don't know. Will all the digital photos survive? Who knows? But we take more pictures with great joy.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-23993345670968778862017-11-17T07:25:16.857+00:002017-11-17T07:25:16.857+00:00From the description of the lady's clothes, I ...From the description of the lady's clothes, I would say the picture was taken in the early years of the 20th century, maybe around 1910. There are museums and archives who collect pictures for research about various topics, such as fashion, furniture, interiors and so on. So maybe someone would love to take the ones you do not wish to keep.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-21604925243492431742017-11-17T05:57:47.913+00:002017-11-17T05:57:47.913+00:00YouTube is a good source for learning about photog...YouTube is a good source for learning about photography, and so much more. There are also sites you can post photos for sale, if you need an income, there might be a market, especially if they are good photos. You could upload them to a social media sites such as flickr and inquire maybe by local (groups centered say around a German town) if anyone might know the people in your pics. With the suenosdeuomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674675232587257034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-82751652093664866602017-11-17T00:29:01.108+00:002017-11-17T00:29:01.108+00:00You have summed up what many of us are doing these...You have summed up what many of us are doing these days: going through old photos. I promise myself and my children that the stacks of photos, and boxes, and albums full of photos will be sorted, tossed, organized, labeled. Then, my mother gives me more. I am also going through photos on the computer. It is silly how many nonsense photos I have. I have no answers for you, but I hope you comeSally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-46464012303598036232017-11-16T18:26:55.941+00:002017-11-16T18:26:55.941+00:00It doesn't seem to matter how many zillion pho...It doesn't seem to matter how many zillion photos one has , there's never one of the second cousin's child in question . <br />"You know , the one who went to ..."SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-69611787895753020392017-11-16T15:34:27.777+00:002017-11-16T15:34:27.777+00:00How well you describe this conundrum! My sister, w...How well you describe this conundrum! My sister, whom I dub the family historian, managed to rescue a handful of old childhood slides and digitize them, so that those of us still here to remember those times can enjoy them. I have not been so enterprising, and box upon box of predigital era photos sit gathering dust (not to mention taking up space) in our closets. I can’t bring myself, as yet, toSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674930917585246294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-33066798224162807232017-11-16T15:26:16.744+00:002017-11-16T15:26:16.744+00:00Hi Friko, you might look at the blog of Susan Lenz...Hi Friko, you might look at the blog of Susan Lenz. She loves to use old photos in her art. Maybe she would like the pictures you want to get rid of.<br />http://artbysusanlenz.blogspot.co.il/search?q=ancestors<br />I did not comment in a while, sorry, but I am always reading and enjoying your posts.<br />I must say, you are doing great - keep going forward...Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693182864758766065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-31743667248982741162017-11-16T14:54:52.529+00:002017-11-16T14:54:52.529+00:00I have what's left of my parent's albums a...I have what's left of my parent's albums after being rifled through by both my siblings. I never look at them. when the house flooded after the hurricane I discovered a box of old family photos of generations past, people I couldn't identify, soaked and I tossed them without a backward glance (my sister has copies of them all anyway). we go to estate sales, my sister and I, and sheellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-38803888636648965562017-11-16T14:21:32.546+00:002017-11-16T14:21:32.546+00:00"you
Contract my heart by looking out of date..."you<br />Contract my heart by looking out of date." What a brilliant distillation of your post's meaning today. Always heartful and thoughtful being with you <3 ThanksCloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-39338900655829497402017-11-16T13:53:34.409+00:002017-11-16T13:53:34.409+00:00My mom wrote information on the back of every pic...My mom wrote information on the back of every picture so I have a somewhat history of who came before me. There are no pictures of just landscapes as film and developing were too expensive to waste on inanimate objects. I am so lucky to have these. I was not so meticulous in labeling my photos and I sometimes have trouble figuring who is who in my own children’s baby photos. I thought I Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.com