Family Photos
A couple of months ago I was at a family reunion that spanned five generations. It was the second time that we all got together, that last being about 7 years ago when I was a lot younger and didn’t really appreciate the whole idea. Since then, a number of members of the family have been gathering old photographs and even video, and projector slides, with a lot of it accumulating in a flickr group. I can’t imagine how any of this would have been possible without the accessibility of flickr. Hopefully, in a couple of months I am going to use some of this to develop an interactive multimedia family tree. In the mean time although, it’s pretty amazing to look back at the generations that came before you. It makes you realise what a short impact you make on the world. Before, I would have only heard their names in passing. Now, I am full with photos and stories, that seem to put into focus my own beginnings and heritage.
[In the photo above is my grandmother (who I never met) on the right, with her cousins and sister at the Dublin horse show]
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