In the meantime, the following photos were part of the field experience.
Journaling my genealogy research online seems to be the right thing to do for the future of my research rather than hiding it away in some box or drawer in my home. This blog is more of a diary of my research which expands as I go. Know that a post from last year may have more updated research in a different post. I love the discovery process which has resulted in such wonderful success in finding my roots. If you comment and are looking for a response, please leave me an email address.
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Saturday, February 6, 2016
Monterey Bay Trip
My children's school believes strongly in learning in the field. They spend many hours in the classroom working toward state standards but they also create by working on art and projects. Recently, my 5th grader completed her 10 page report about the Monterey Bay and the aquarium. She wrote about 4 animals and wrote 2 pages about the aquarium. Part of the report required each student to illustrate by hand each of those 4 animals and label their basic parts. My 5th grader has a pretty good hand at art. Once the report comes home, I'll post her hand drawn illustrations.
In the meantime, the following photos were part of the field experience.
In the meantime, the following photos were part of the field experience.
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Fixing Photos and Other Stuff
It has been a really long time since I posted but I am still alive and well. My children's activities and my many volunteer jobs keep my time full these days. I work on my genealogy about 2 hours per week.
I am slowly going through everything that I have in boxes again. I've restored my mom's photo album so that it can be used again. The cover was completely broken off and the photos were falling off the pages. Now, she has a new album that I found on Amazon. It was challenging because of the nonstandard size. The photos are back on the pages and the book is back in her possession. Someday, I will go through that album and scan each photo.
During the Fall, I scanned my dad's photo collection of his time in the Air Force during Vietnam. I created a photo journal on Shutterfly and printed books for myself and family. The books turned out great including some of the sillier photos. It is hard to believe that he passed away just over 11 years ago.
I challenged myself last week to finally get a photo out of a frame. The photo was stuck on the glass. Over the years as the photo slowly became dry and somewhat brittle, it has released. To get the remainder of the photo off of the glass, I used a hair dryer. With some damage, I fixed the photo with some acid free markers but not before I scanned it. I was also able to fix the scanned version in Photoshop. Jack and Minnie Flanagan are now free of their frame if they need to be. I was able to return the original in the frame back to my mom. She'd been missing that photo for quite some time even though she knew where it was.
I have more things to "fix", scan, and return to my mom. So, for now, my blog will sit.
I am slowly going through everything that I have in boxes again. I've restored my mom's photo album so that it can be used again. The cover was completely broken off and the photos were falling off the pages. Now, she has a new album that I found on Amazon. It was challenging because of the nonstandard size. The photos are back on the pages and the book is back in her possession. Someday, I will go through that album and scan each photo.
During the Fall, I scanned my dad's photo collection of his time in the Air Force during Vietnam. I created a photo journal on Shutterfly and printed books for myself and family. The books turned out great including some of the sillier photos. It is hard to believe that he passed away just over 11 years ago.
I challenged myself last week to finally get a photo out of a frame. The photo was stuck on the glass. Over the years as the photo slowly became dry and somewhat brittle, it has released. To get the remainder of the photo off of the glass, I used a hair dryer. With some damage, I fixed the photo with some acid free markers but not before I scanned it. I was also able to fix the scanned version in Photoshop. Jack and Minnie Flanagan are now free of their frame if they need to be. I was able to return the original in the frame back to my mom. She'd been missing that photo for quite some time even though she knew where it was.
Before the fix |
After the Fix |
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