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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2017 14:42:43 GMT
They were Selling photo albums. So sad. There were about 10 of them.
They were pics from 50's and 60's black and white 3x3,very neatly placed in albums with corners and some Journaling. Some of kids, family and also airplanes and rockets. Dd was with me and reassured me that would not happen to mine. So sad.
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Post by woodysbetty on Jun 9, 2017 14:46:32 GMT
I agree does seem sad, but at least they didn't throw them away.....so maybe there is hope for us!!
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Post by nancydrew on Jun 9, 2017 14:46:46 GMT
That is very sad...
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Post by psoccer on Jun 9, 2017 14:52:00 GMT
It is sad, m y brother wanted to throw away all of my parents photos. My mom still lives in the home, but he was trying to clean things out. Luckily his wife also vetoed the idea. I am slowly going through them all. My son has already called dibs on our albums.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jun 9, 2017 15:04:06 GMT
awww-- that is sad. In a case like that, I always feel like I'd want to 'rescue' them, even though I have NO idea what I'd do with them. I have a large shoebox-sized box full of vintage photos I bought at an estate sale just because of this. Now they're sitting on a shelf in my craft room, but I would feel way too guilty about it if I threw them away.
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Post by scrapcat on Jun 9, 2017 15:32:14 GMT
I go to estate sales all the time and see this. Last one there were even beautiful, wall size portraits of family. I always look bcz if it was anything unique I would buy it, but haven't yet.
My Uncle cleans out houses like this as a business and he always tells me all the photos and things people throw away. Says the younger generation just isn't interested in keeping it.
I do collect some old postcards to hang for holidays and such, I love when they have messages.
But yea, kinda sad.
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Post by loco coco on Jun 9, 2017 15:33:26 GMT
that is sad! I would wonder where the rest of the family was and if they even knew these were there? My moms childhood albums are like gold to me
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Post by Patter on Jun 9, 2017 16:01:21 GMT
That is awful. I hate to hear this happens so often. Heartbreaking!
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Post by Restless Spirit on Jun 9, 2017 16:25:55 GMT
This made me think of the Hallmark movie from a few years ago where the main character finds an old photo album at a flea market.
When my in-laws were still alive, they asked their three sons what they would like to inherit. My DH asked for all of the photos. The others two brothers had zero interest. These are family pictures of the parents, grandparents and great-grand parents. We now have hundreds of pictures in containers in our basement. (It's probably more like thousands - but I don't want to think about it!).
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Post by KikiPea on Jun 9, 2017 16:33:44 GMT
DH and I don't have kids. Sad, or not, our albums will probably end up in the trash, unless, for some crazy reason, one of our 6 nieces, or nephew would want them.
Some families stop, at some point, and there's just no one left that would want them. It's sad, but I know going into scrapping our photos, that no one will really want them. I scrap for me, not for what will happen to the albums when I'm gone.
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Post by nicolep on Jun 9, 2017 16:35:32 GMT
Oh this makes me feel very sad! Such a loss of heritage.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2017 16:42:18 GMT
I was questioning myself about the whole scrapping the other day.....mostly cos I buy more than I make and yeah someday someone is going to throw them out but at end of the day this is my hobby and it helps me deal with stress. Feeling a bit sad though. But it's not any different from anyone's hobby.
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Post by anniefb on Jun 9, 2017 18:43:14 GMT
DH and I don't have kids. Sad, or not, our albums will probably end up in the trash, unless, for some crazy reason, one of our 6 nieces, or nephew would want them. Some families stop, at some point, and there's just no one left that would want them. It's sad, but I know going into scrapping our photos, that no one will really want them. I scrap for me, not for what will happen to the albums when I'm gone. Same with me, though there are some family albums (that my Mum put together) that I hope my niece will be interested in. Pictures/stories about grandparents, great grandparents, other ancestors and also my brother growing up. What I'm thinking of is scanning at least some of the more interesting layouts and turning them into a couple of photobooks for my brother and her.
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Post by amom23 on Jun 9, 2017 18:57:46 GMT
This is a good example of planning an end game when it comes to your scrapbooks. Will your children or other family members have the desire or means to take 100+ or is that realistic number much smaller? I hope my children will take their school albums and the family albums after I die, but it won't be a crazy amount for them to be burdened with.
Also, not everybody values the memories of photos (gasp!). Heck I have family members who don't even take photos. And of course some family lines really do die out and there is nobody to take the photos.
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Post by GiantsFan on Jun 9, 2017 20:06:44 GMT
One of the businesses that I do bookkeeping for was bequested part of an estate. I was provided a copy of the will/trust for our records. There were no heirs and the will specifically stated that all photos personal or otherwise were to be incinerated. As was all items of clothing including undergarments.
I don't have children but we have nieces and nephews. I doubt they want my scrapbooks or personal photos but hopefully they would want the family items.
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Post by sarahbee on Jun 9, 2017 21:22:04 GMT
Things like this make me wonder what kinds of photos and documents are out there yet to be discovered. Maybe there's a historically significant treasure tucked away in somebody's attic.
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Post by LisaDV on Jun 9, 2017 23:00:25 GMT
That is so sad.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jun 10, 2017 12:29:03 GMT
I scrap for me, not for what will happen to the albums when I'm gone. Me too. I know that my albums would probably be a burden to my kids, so I don't tell them not to throw them out, or to keep them forever. I plan to keep my albums for as long as I live, and then hopefully I won't care what happens to them. They will be there if my kids want them, if not, they will be theirs to trash as they want. I love seeing & having photos from my grandparents and even my great-grandparents (I just have two - copies of their passport photos when they came to America). But not everyone feels that way. My brother could not care less about photos of the family. I don't think he even prints photos of his own children. They are just on his phone. My mother doesn't like photos, either. They make her sad.
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Post by myboysnme on Jun 10, 2017 14:22:48 GMT
My son who is most likely to take the scrapbooks, told me there is no way he can take all the albums. I have an idea that at some point if God willing I live long enough I have a fantasy that I will turn all of my albums into printed photo books. I think it would be much much easier to have a box full of smaller photo books than a room full of 12x12 and 8.5x11 albums.
How I would do that I don't know. I'm thinking I would invest in a 12x12 scanner, scan thousands of layouts and make the books. Maybe I would even hire someone to sit and do that. I think technology will allow this to be done even more easily, maybe photograph the layouts and upload them to be printed.
An antique photo album full of photos in an antiques gift shop I went to when I was a young person was the motivation for me to collect photos and memorabilia. It broke my heart that they were being sold to strangers and I wanted to give them love.
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Post by PrettyInPeank on Jun 10, 2017 15:32:08 GMT
Really makes you realize how short life really is, and that we're just a blip on the radar, doesn't it. It's sad, yes, but also enlightening. It makes me realize experiences are the most valuable, and documenting is primarily for me to remember those experiences by.
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Post by pridemom on Jun 11, 2017 13:08:28 GMT
My MIL passed away last month. She kept old fashioned scrapbooks and photo albums, chronicled the family history, and has kept every funeral program for family and friends. She carefully kept information about the activities of each church my FIL pastored as well. It is a precious collection of their family story. I have told FIL I will be honored to care for it and keep it going.
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Post by grammadee on Jun 11, 2017 15:27:29 GMT
They were Selling photo albums. So sad. There were about 10 of them. They were pics from 50's and 60's black and white 3x3,very neatly placed in albums with corners and some Journaling. Some of kids, family and also airplanes and rockets. Dd was with me and reassured me that would not happen to mine. So sad. That is sad, but hopefully those photo albums brought them joy when they were alive, and maybe someone who honors and appreciates personal history bought them and will keep them safe or at least use them with respect. We were at a crop a year or so ago, and some cousins were going through their grandmother's photos of when their mothers were young, and they kept up a banter for a whole day about how funny everything was: the clothes, the hairstyles, everything. It was all I could do not to stand up, walk over there, grab their photos, and tell them they wouldn't get them back until they could show some respect.
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Post by basketdiva on Jun 11, 2017 15:46:03 GMT
Both my parents and my husband's parents have passed and we have no children. I've made scrapbook for the nieces and nephews so they have family history ( and they asked for it). They have instructions that I would like them to spend an afternoon going my scrapbooks and then they are free to do what they want with them. Vintage photos will be passed down to them though. I see no reason to burden them with pictures of my friends or my garden, etc. And most likely they have seen most of them on facebook over the years.
I do toss photos of no relevance to me- ones from childhood with no info on who the people are or where the picture was taken. I have no room to store all these pictures.
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Post by refugeepea on Jun 11, 2017 18:00:16 GMT
DH and I don't have kids. Sad, or not, our albums will probably end up in the trash, unless, for some crazy reason, one of our 6 nieces, or nephew would want them. I do have kids, but I don't think they will care. My oldest is not sentimental. My other 2 kids have Autism and 1 has hoarding tendencies and is *very* sentimental. I don't think that's a good idea to pass a bunch of albums onto her. I would like to find a way to have all the photos together and just give them a disk or jump drive. Something that way. Things like this make me wonder what kinds of photos and documents are out there yet to be discovered. Maybe there's a historically significant treasure tucked away in somebody's attic. I remember seeing an article about a bunch of photos discovered after a woman with no children passed away. She was a nanny and photography was her hobby. She would take photos of every day life in the city and it was fascinating. ETA: I did start out with the intention of preserving memories. Then I realized my kids don't care, I never travel, and I don't have an interesting life. Now I scrap what I want, when I want.
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Post by KikiPea on Jun 11, 2017 18:22:07 GMT
I went to an antique store yesterday afternoon, and there were a few boxes full of old pics.
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Post by PrettyInPeank on Jun 11, 2017 18:40:48 GMT
I went to an antique store yesterday afternoon, and there were a few boxes full of old pics. This is also why I write the full names and dates of who's on photos, as well as location or event if it's not obvious. If I were to go through my mother's old photos, I am willinng to bet I wouldn't recognize most people, and would subsequently toss them. And they would likely be great grandparents, great aunts, etc. But without information, it's just a snap shot.
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Post by MalleyCat on Jun 12, 2017 1:35:51 GMT
Yeah, that just blows my mind! I cherish photos, especially old photos of my grandparents. I have seen filled photo albums and photos in frames, at flea markets and yard sales. If you are going to sell a frame at your yard sale, at least take out the photo! I find it to be disrespectful to leave the photo in there! I would rather have my photo thrown away, rather than sold in a frame at a yard sale! 😳
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Post by katlady on Jun 12, 2017 2:48:13 GMT
I have two sons, both out of the house and on their own, but I know they are not going to want all the albums and photos I have. I haven't scrapped in a long time, other than a couple of photo books of recent trips, and I am debating what to do with the rest of the photos that I haven't scrapped yet. I think this is part of the reason I lost my desire to scrap, knowing the albums will probably be trashed after I am gone. This thread got me thinking and maybe what I'll do is make a photo book for each son, with pics of the grandparents, relatives, and of course our little family, and just include my favorite family pictures that I've taken over the years. I know they will enjoy the book and hopefully they will cherish that one book. Then, the rest of my albums, they can do whatever they want with them after I am gone. I don't want my albums to become a burden for them. And I can also stop feeling bad about not finishing all the scrapbooks and can get on with other art projects instead.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 12:44:57 GMT
I have two sons, both out of the house and on their own, but I know they are not going to want all the albums and photos I have. I haven't scrapped in a long time, other than a couple of photo books of recent trips, and I am debating what to do with the rest of the photos that I haven't scrapped yet. I think this is part of the reason I lost my desire to scrap, knowing the albums will probably be trashed after I am gone. This thread got me thinking and maybe what I'll do is make a photo book for each son, with pics of the grandparents, relatives, and of course our little family, and just include my favorite family pictures that I've taken over the years. I know they will enjoy the book and hopefully they will cherish that one book. Then, the rest of my albums, they can do whatever they want with them after I am gone. I don't want my albums to become a burden for them. And I can also stop feeling bad about not finishing all the scrapbooks and can get on with other art projects instead. I have scrapped my dh parents photos as well as my parents and grandparents. I enjoyed talking to his family and mine about their history and experiences. I learned a lot about him, just by the photos. He's told me a lot of things when looking at the photos that he probably would not have told me without them. I also got a revelation about why my in laws didn't like me and didn't want him to marry me! It was very comforting to find out it wasn't me....there wasn't anything wrong with me, it was that there was not a women in the world who was good enough for their son. Maybe you'll get a dil who would enjoy them.
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Post by mikklynn on Jun 12, 2017 20:17:23 GMT
Both my parents and my husband's parents have passed and we have no children. I've made scrapbook for the nieces and nephews so they have family history ( and they asked for it). They have instructions that I would like them to spend an afternoon going my scrapbooks and then they are free to do what they want with them. Vintage photos will be passed down to them though. I see no reason to burden them with pictures of my friends or my garden, etc. And most likely they have seen most of them on facebook over the years. I do toss photos of no relevance to me- ones from childhood with no info on who the people are or where the picture was taken. I have no room to store all these pictures. I've told my DD that I don't want my scrapbooks to become a burden to anyone. If they choose to let them go, they should do so without guilt. I hope they will at least keep some of them, of course!
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