This past July 14th, I had the great pleasure of photographing a wedding at the Genesee Country Village and Museum in Mumford New York. Even though I’ve lived in this area for most of my life, and I knew about the GCV&M, this was the first time that I had actually ever been there.
[Read more…]A WWII Soldier’s View of the India-Burma-China Theatre
Posted on June 8, 2016 ·
Yesterday being the anniversary of D-Day, the day when the allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy during WWII, it prompted me to dig out some old photos that my Mother had from when her Brother, my Uncle, was in the war. He was stationed in the Burma-India-China theatre. He drove supply trucks on the “Burma Road” and the “Stilwell Road (Ledo Road)” up into China, and apparently, he also took a lot of photos. Perhaps this is where I inherited my love of photography from?!?
[Read more…]A Look Back In Time (Part Two)
Posted on January 6, 2016 ·
Continuing along with my last post “A Look Back In Time” (Click here to read it) – I’ve been going through old negatives that belonged to my Great Aunt. I’m not sure when these photos were taken, I would purely guess that it’s sometime around the mid 20’s judging from the autos, motorcycle, and farm machinery, but who knows. The people are long gone, so there’s no one to ask…. Anyway, below are a few more negatives that I have scanned in…
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A Look Back In Time…
Posted on January 3, 2016 ·
For the past few days, my Mom has been going through some of her late Aunt’s belongings who had passed away many years ago. She found old diaries, notebooks, photo albums, etc… She came across some old negatives that she didn’t think were of any value, so she tossed them in a grocery sack to be discarded. For some reason I thought maybe I should take a look, and discovered 4 envelopes of negatives.
[Read more…]Incredible Story
Posted on April 5, 2014 ·
I love history, especially the obscure or out of the way stories that are all but forgotten – but when told result in something that most of us know of. What follows is the abridged version of one such story… [Read more…]
Fascinating Ancestry
Posted on December 31, 2013 ·
It’s funny how some stories come to you when you least expect it. I was chatting with a friend the other day after a photo session, and one thing led to another, and she told me about the story of Mary Jemison.
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