tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post5918780203069841655..comments2024-03-27T18:25:13.118-04:00Comments on Cup on the Bus: The envelope with pictures of my dadJoanne Noragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-16654521865647667612020-12-04T23:40:11.217-05:002020-12-04T23:40:11.217-05:00How lucky you are to have these pictures. It reall...How lucky you are to have these pictures. It really drives home the importance of labeling our pictures. We all recognize the people in our pictures, but years from now, someone might be interested in the pictures who will have no idea who the people are. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-22667808021401424022020-12-03T22:06:14.898-05:002020-12-03T22:06:14.898-05:00It sounds like he had a very rough life. We don...It sounds like he had a very rough life. We don't realize how lucky we are sometimes. Their hardships were enormous and any safety net didn't exist. I thought the baby looked like a little old man. Your dad does look solemn though. I don't blame him. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-78646206259480540002020-12-03T19:38:32.970-05:002020-12-03T19:38:32.970-05:00previous generations struggled way more and suffer...previous generations struggled way more and suffered such hardship and today people revolt because they are asked to wear a mask to keep themselves and others safe. I can't imagine what it must have been like to have your father to abandon the family and your mother to put you in an institution. ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-6254369839060847062020-12-03T19:28:54.176-05:002020-12-03T19:28:54.176-05:00Your Dad was a remarkable man, coming from a hard ...Your Dad was a remarkable man, coming from a hard childhood, entering the Army and making a good life. He also knew you should have these photos. Family history and photos are important heirlooms for future generations. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-48091129298183201022020-12-03T18:05:19.347-05:002020-12-03T18:05:19.347-05:00Thank you for sharing the family photos of your Da...Thank you for sharing the family photos of your Dad. I especially love the one showing him as a three-year-old. Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-63378481239625179042020-12-03T15:19:01.637-05:002020-12-03T15:19:01.637-05:00Great photos.Great photos.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-24119295768207930432020-12-03T13:46:36.611-05:002020-12-03T13:46:36.611-05:00Amazing photos and history. I learned something t...Amazing photos and history. I learned something today, I had no idea children in that era were treated with so little regard. Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475433199308666648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-46050893807587556282020-12-03T13:40:35.616-05:002020-12-03T13:40:35.616-05:00Precious photos to have now. Sorry to hear your Da...Precious photos to have now. Sorry to hear your Dad's youth was so difficult.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-36949153920019611592020-12-03T13:01:12.297-05:002020-12-03T13:01:12.297-05:00It is sad to learn that your father had such a bad...It is sad to learn that your father had such a bad time of his earlier life. I would have certainly known him from those baby pictures. His looks never changed.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-86131485629271362812020-12-03T11:43:55.637-05:002020-12-03T11:43:55.637-05:00Touching pictures of your father. Amazing he survi...Touching pictures of your father. Amazing he survived and thrived to have a family of his own. Thanks for sharing.Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-9916190234502440112020-12-03T10:58:52.883-05:002020-12-03T10:58:52.883-05:00They are the same age; months apart.They are the same age; months apart.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-11127329236766970532020-12-03T10:46:17.055-05:002020-12-03T10:46:17.055-05:00The boy on the left is uncle to the boy on the rig...The boy on the left is uncle to the boy on the right.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-27199625346510628402020-12-03T10:28:43.273-05:002020-12-03T10:28:43.273-05:00Your dad's looks didn't change too much fr...Your dad's looks didn't change too much from small child to adult. Old pictures are so good as they make lives more real. I look at old pictures of my dad and wonder - what was he thinking/doing/wishing.pam nashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07527172289267589196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-79621124632668428172020-12-03T10:07:35.846-05:002020-12-03T10:07:35.846-05:00Your discovery will help to fill in the holes in y...Your discovery will help to fill in the holes in your Dad's life and in so doing add to your life. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-13285550189035284792020-12-03T08:34:59.046-05:002020-12-03T08:34:59.046-05:00These pictures break my heart. Yes, your father wa...These pictures break my heart. Yes, your father was an old man from the start. Did he ever have joy? Did he smile later on? We have no idea how much easier we have it now, do we? Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-30001956366056458942020-12-03T08:08:08.865-05:002020-12-03T08:08:08.865-05:00I'm glad he marked that envelope for you.I'm glad he marked that envelope for you.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-26808605695357875222020-12-03T07:25:24.191-05:002020-12-03T07:25:24.191-05:00What great photos. How great it is you have them t...What great photos. How great it is you have them to share with the grandkids and generations to follow.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-32521169014790710252020-12-03T07:20:47.811-05:002020-12-03T07:20:47.811-05:00How wonderful to have the pictures. A sad life for...How wonderful to have the pictures. A sad life for your father, though. I do hope you keep notes with the photos, so as to preserve the family story. Boudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621560989986102122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-22203807824891578862020-12-03T07:18:47.834-05:002020-12-03T07:18:47.834-05:00Your dad was 6 years older than mine. He looks sto...Your dad was 6 years older than mine. He looks stoic and accepting of his difficult young life. How wonderful to have these photos. Forsythiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842925744413303224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-77363511980252169502020-12-03T06:24:19.216-05:002020-12-03T06:24:19.216-05:00I have no photos of either my Mother or Father bef...I have no photos of either my Mother or Father before their marriage - I wish I had.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-38359413781427016672020-12-03T04:34:13.482-05:002020-12-03T04:34:13.482-05:00I, too, have been busy lately discovering old pict...I, too, have been busy lately discovering old pictures of my grandmother from those years. On the one hand it is fascinating on the other hand it is sad to know how hard their lives have been.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-5822587670415269432020-12-03T03:59:56.196-05:002020-12-03T03:59:56.196-05:00Always fascinating to discover early family photos...Always fascinating to discover early family photos. Was your dad one of twins? The two boys look identical in that communion photoJenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-14653762314769869742020-12-03T03:24:40.672-05:002020-12-03T03:24:40.672-05:00Hari OM
WE have yet to discover if there are any e...Hari OM<br />WE have yet to discover if there are any early photos of our dad... mostly it seems to be items from when he was courting mum and later. So glad these found their way back to you, Joanne. YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-4443983999011520672020-12-03T03:01:25.935-05:002020-12-03T03:01:25.935-05:00Precious, precious memories. I love that while he...Precious, precious memories. I love that while he snatched the photos out of your hand and put the trunk away he also put your name on the front - for later.<br />I suspect that many of our parents knew hard times. And most of the stories died with them.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-13094402045648399712020-12-03T00:00:52.996-05:002020-12-03T00:00:52.996-05:00I really enjoyed seeing these pictures Joanne. How...I really enjoyed seeing these pictures Joanne. How wonderful that you have them. It sounds like your Dad wanted them to go to you. He sure had a hard life but he accomplished a lot for a young boy to care for his siblings. That was a hard time period. My mother was born in 1922 and lost her Dad when she was five. It made life hard but her Mother had family that helped. <br /><br />Pictures like that are precious and are a wonderful thing to pass down in the family. I agree with Arleen, you should write down all your memories about your family. I have a few pages of memories that my grandmother wrote down and I would not trade those for anything. Thanks for sharing your very special pictures!<br />Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.com