Over Memorial Day weekend I had the opportunity to talk with my grandparents about our family history and I was able to go through some old photos, scrapbooks, and other items that had been saved over the years.
I was awestruck when I saw this first photo of my great great grandpa, James Henry Corel (son [...]
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Smile for the Camera ~ They Worked Hard for the Family
Posted July 10th, 2009 by Paula | 4 CommentsSmile for the Camera ~ Wedding Belles
Posted June 11th, 2009 by Paula | Comments OffThis image is of the wedding day of Frieda Margaret Newcomb and Lawrence Hubert Cullen on September 2, 1917 in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming. Frieda is the daughter of Margaret Salathiel, granddaughter of Jemima Morris Corel, and great granddaughter of Henry Highland Corel.
Pictured from left to right
Daniel Patrick Cullen, Margaret C. McClavey, unknown woman, Lawrence [...]
Smile for the Camera ~ A Noble Life
Posted April 3rd, 2009 by Paula | Comments OffThis photo portrays the two things held most dear to my ancestors. Family and farming the land, and in my opinion, nothing could show more nobility than those two facets combined as they are in this photo.
William Conrad “Con” Hahn is photographed with his grandson, “Sonny” Laughlin, playing on the tractor in 1954.
Conrad Hahn was [...]
Brothers and Sisters ~ Smile For The Camera
Posted March 11th, 2009 by Paula | 3 CommentsFor the 11th Edition of
Anyone who knows me knows that I am incapable of making decisions and narrowing things down! So, for my first participation in the Smile for the Camera carnival, I have selected eight photos of brothers and sisters from youth to adulthood. I did at least pick only one photo [...]
