4 Years Old in 1982
Me (about 1) and my older brother
One of the best parts of going home for the holidays is digging through old family photos. In an effort to save some of the memories before the paper disintegrates, I scanned a few of them and uploaded to Flickr.
Opa & Omi
I am especially enchanted with the story of my Mom’s parents (my grandparents) because they survived World War II and each had only one leg. My grandmother and grandfather met in rehabilitation camp and both suffered some extraordinary hardships but managed to raise 5 kids and provide a colorful life for their family.
My mother grew up in a 2 bedroom apartment with her 4 siblings. That means there was 7 people living in a 2 bedroom apartment in Germany. I am amazed to look back at how far we have come and remind myself that when I “might” be having a bad day, I’m lucky compared to what my Grandparents have endured.
See all the photos I scanned on Flickr.
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8 Comments
1. G Zoli… | December 27th, 2008 at 2:30 am
I always decice to scan my old family photos. Too bad I never have the time to do it :{
2. Tim… | December 27th, 2008 at 6:48 am
Das ist ne super Idee, Deine Fotos einzuscannen. Sehr schöne und interessante Bilder dabei!
Waren Deine Vorfahren irgendwie auch aus Polen?
3. John… | December 27th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Interesting story about your family. My mother’s family had al also some hard time in WO II. Running away from their homeland to the Netherlands..
Some old pica’s can bring back time in memories
4. Don… | December 27th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Larissa,
It never occurred to me that you look like your mother. Looking back at your Mom as a young women, I can definitely see the likeness. As you said in one of the photos, “she’s definitely hot”!
Have a very, Happy New Year!!!!
5. Zim… | December 27th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
You have beautiful shots in that album! It’s nice to know about your own family’s past.
6. Kandi… | December 28th, 2008 at 1:27 am
It’s it wonderful that these pictures can be preserved. It tells a wonderful story…
7. Bill… | December 28th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Hey Larissa,
I was graduating from high school in 1982! Anyway, it appears that your grandparents were of German ancestry?
8. Agustin… | January 7th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
great post meek. i love looking at old pictures. I need to scan all sorts of thing from my grandparents, but my scanner broke. blech.