Bygone Era
The little boy standing on the left is my grandfather (more affectionately known as ‘Pa’).
Tonight I came across these photographs I stole borrowed from him the last time I visited. I have now finally gotten around to scanning some of them. Such a dapper family! (but I suppose it was hard not to be dapper back in those days. My oh my, I was born in the wrong era…..I would have had a BLAST as a flapper back in those days!)
I get so excited to go through old photographs and letters, to hear the stories about our family. This is my grandfather’s family on my mother’s side, The Wilson’s. All that is left is my grandfather Jack, and his younger brother Mason (who is being held by my great-grandfather in the portrait above) - I never got a chance to meet his parents, my great grandparents - but I am named after his mother - Melissa Margaret, whom my mother adored.
Here is my grandfather all shined up for his first communion. I am absolutely loving the outfit!
And here he is on the left with his sister Joyce and my great-grandmother Margaret in Saratoga 77 years ago. Crazy.
More family treasures to come soon!………..
In the meantime - some tunes reminiscent of the time period:
Sweet Salvation by Bernadette Seacrest And Her Yes Men
Love Haunting by Muzykoterapia
Crime in the pale moonlight (short version) by Flanger
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