I looked through my box of old family photos to find a previously not scanned photograph worthy of being a favorite photo. At the very bottom of the box, I discovered a large photography studio folder with a charming image inside that is now a favorite photo.
LaFara Blog Posts
Birthday
I take a look at my hometown paper on my birthday. It’s fun to discover the headlines my parents read in the paper the day I was born. I’ve picked out a few items to highlight from The Indianapolis Star for Thursday, October 29, 1959.
Changes
Several of my ancestors have surnames that change over time. There are a few methods that can be employed to find records of the variant spellings of surnames.
Steps
This week I share some favorite family photos that include steps, stoops and stairs.
Working
My great grandfather was a laborer, working all his life. He made the transition from rural farmer to city worker in 1913.
School
Have you looked at old high school yearbooks? Not just your own, but your parents or even grandparents. A few years ago I discovered the yearbooks from my grandparents’ high schools had been digitized and put online.
In the City
This story is about the garbage collectors in my father’s boyhood neighborhood during the mid-1930’s.
Favorite Name
Names can be interesting to me because they are unique, humorous, or have a special meaning. I highlight a few of my favorite interesting names.
Fashion
I wonder about fashion choices in old family photos. A favorite outfit, a reflection of the era, a fashion statement? Here are those I find charming, amusing or unique.
Catherine Landon: Out of Place
I realized I did not have a date of death for my great, great grandmother, Catherine Landon Lafary. A fresh search uncovered the date and much more. Out of place, but once discovered, everything fell into place.