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A Royal visit
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Now that photo is a keeper! The Queen sure has changed. 
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She sure has Jim. We have another great photo here somewhere with John in full dress, and he's not sitting in front of the Queen ;D
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ROTFL Jeff. If he did that, they'd have locked him up and thrown away the key ;D
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Tom,
What a neat photo! Now, if John has children, that picture should definitely be kept in the family archives for future generations. How great that it's digitized. That's what I'm trying to get accomplished with my family. Mother kept all kinds of old photos and I'm attempting to get people identified with descriptions and photos.
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What a neat photo! Now, if John has children, that picture should definitely be kept in the family archives for future generations. How great that it's digitized. That's what I'm trying to get accomplished with my family. Mother kept all kinds of old photos and I'm attempting to get people identified with descriptions and photos.
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In addition to his soldier duties, John was also a tailor, and you see him sewing something in the photo. Might have been interesting if the photo was taken from a different perspective that made it appear he was sewing something on the Royal coat.
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Ardra,
It's an almost daunting task. I have boxes full of photos and slides I've yet to scan and there's a trunk full at my son's house in the UK.
FWIW I have dozens of albums of family photos online that the family on both sides of the Atlantic can (and do) share. Most (but not yet all) photos are labeled with names, dates and places. In addition to going backwards, I also add new albums as newborns come along. New (recent) photo additions are easy of course, because almost everyone uses digital cameras.
Just yesterday, when I was talking with my 85 year old aunt in the UK, she told me that my cousin calls her periodically to say "Mum, there's more photos online, I'm coming over to pick you up for another show".
It's an almost daunting task. I have boxes full of photos and slides I've yet to scan and there's a trunk full at my son's house in the UK.
FWIW I have dozens of albums of family photos online that the family on both sides of the Atlantic can (and do) share. Most (but not yet all) photos are labeled with names, dates and places. In addition to going backwards, I also add new albums as newborns come along. New (recent) photo additions are easy of course, because almost everyone uses digital cameras.
Just yesterday, when I was talking with my 85 year old aunt in the UK, she told me that my cousin calls her periodically to say "Mum, there's more photos online, I'm coming over to pick you up for another show".
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Tom,
You're certainly correct about it being daunting! I feel that way too. I'm lucky that Mother was a genealogist for about 40 years - but hers is all on paper and trying to interpret handwriting can be difficult. I'm barely started on digitizing, but it sounds like you've made fantastic progress. And the sharing across the pond is wonderful.
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You're certainly correct about it being daunting! I feel that way too. I'm lucky that Mother was a genealogist for about 40 years - but hers is all on paper and trying to interpret handwriting can be difficult. I'm barely started on digitizing, but it sounds like you've made fantastic progress. And the sharing across the pond is wonderful.
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That is a neat photo and something to keep in your family. Gosh did you send a copy to Her Majesty. Thanks for sharing.
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