Sometimes it’s not easy coming up with “new” tips every day, so for today we’ll look at a few things I’ve been reminded of in the months since my Mother’s passing:
- Identify everyone on every picture you have. There are a few Mom and I never went through and now I’ll be hard-pressed to figure out who they are.
- Ask the minor questions. It’s not genealogically relevant, but now I’ll never know if it was Mom’s Grandma Ufkes or Grandma Habben who had the pink peppermints and gave Mom one every time she came to visit.
- Write down what you remember about your recently deceased relative. You may be surprised at how much you forget if you wait. Don’t learn this the hard way.
- Never assume you will have more time to ask those questions and identify those items. You may not.
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One can never hear these photo tips enough. When my mother passed I had stacks and stacks of photos that had no way of determining the who, what, and why behind the images.
These are very important reminders. When our family are alive, we often don’t think to mote down those lityle things which make their story. Thank you.