Who Were They?

Lost and forgotten photos from the past

Today through the holidays and into January 2017, I will be posting a Christmas card a day. I hit the “mother load” during the Tennessee vacation haul, and have almost 50 cards for your perusal, ranging from simple post cards to glittered delights and a series of photo cards that span 13 or more years. …

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Brewer family Christmas from the 1950s. Center is Katharine “Pat” Brewer and George S Brewer, my grandparents. Surrounding them are family from the Erie, PA area. I just love how Gram is holding a doll and makes it look like she’s just part of the family. That sort of captures Gram’s spirit. This photograph was …

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While this photograph doesn’t show any signs of Christmas or other winter holidays, it is good enough to have been featured on a Christmas card. There is a girl, a boy, and a dog, all in front of a nice roaring fire. I am taking a guess at the names. One is Verne, clearly, but …

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