Family page: Only in New York

The wonderful thing about researching your family tree is finding little surprises along the way. One of these surprises came when I found a weathered New York chauffeur's license with my grandfather's photo on it. I had no idea he had done this back in 1928. It added an extra piece of the puzzle for my mother's father. Enjoy my walk down memory lane!

Family page: Great Uncle Antonio de Jesus

Besides card making and Scrapbooking, my other passion is genealogy. Today's page features my Great Uncle Antonio de Jesus and his two children (Mikey and Mary) while he was in the Army. I chose this photo because it shows what a proud family man he was. Enjoy!

Scrapbook: Home Grown family

 

 The cute little baby girl in the photos is my mommy. Wasn't she adorable?! 

The building was her home for her first few years of life, and it seems the fun thing to do was go onto the fire escape for an impromptu photo shoot. I took the photo of the building on my first and only trip to New York in 1999. To go into the building would have been nice but I did not want to push my luck. 

The background paper is some torn sheets from a music book I purchased at half price books (for $1). I love great clearance deals.

 

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Sneak peek: Back to the books!

It has felt like forever since I created a full 12x12 scrapbook page. I was inspired by some vintage pictures I had stored away... More to come!