Well, I have once again been researching on ancestry.com along with my brother, who is also hooked. Anyway, he has hit the mother lode! He found an email address to someone that has been researching the same family as us. Well, come to find out, she is a first cousin of my father. Her mother was my grandfather's sister that was adopted! (see my post on blast from the past) My brother contacted her and she has a treasure chest full of photos of my great grandparents and their families as well as my grandfather and his family. She also has alot of information that she has shared with us. My favorite picture is the one here that shows My grandmother Virginia (who I am named after) , her mother, my dad (tall boy in the back) with his brothers and sisters that were born at the time. My grandmother died at 42 years old and they all had a tough life. This picture shows them dressed nicely and shows that they were happy with their mother. I love it. As I have said before, my dad passed away in 2001. I know he would have loved to see these photos. He nor any of his siblings have any photos like this. My uncle who lives in NJ is having a birthday party this weekend and I have forwarded all the photos that I have received to him by mail so that he can share them with his brothers and sisters. I wish I could be there to see their reaction when they see them. I know they will enjoy them as much as I have. Also, they can now get in touch with their cousin that actually has the photos and lives about 45 minutes away from them. We are happy to have found her!
