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The Immigrant Ancestor

In 1906, when my grandmother was 12 years old, she immigrated with her family from Hungary and disembarked at Galveston, Texas. This photo was taken in 1906 at their new home in Dallas so it had to have been within the first year of their arrival in this New World. She was a young girl facing the challenge of learning a new language and customs, and also the promise of beginning a new life. I have a daughter this age now and when I think of the abundant life we enjoy, my heart is filled with gratitude to this family who over 100 years ago had the foresight and courage to leave their homeland, which was soon to be ravaged by war, and make a new start. They have left me a rich heritage.

Who's Who?

Here are two jewels out of our treasure box. This first photo was taken when my oldest daughter was 4 years old. The dress she was wearing was one of her absolute favorites. The second photo was taken ten years later when my youngest daughter was 2 years old. I love being able to compare my girls side by side in these two photos. Our whole family gets a kick out of the fact that this dress fit our oldest when she was four, and her younger sister wore it when she was only two. I love having these photos out of my box and on my computer where we enjoy looking at them more often. My oldest has her own copies, and when my youngest grows up and moves out, she will have her copies to take with her as well.

Four Generations

I found this photo in a box that had been under my mom's bed for who knows how long. She knew the box had photos in it, but hadn't looked in it for so long that she had forgotten how old the photos were and who the pictures were of. This photo in particular is priceless to us because it represents four generations of my mother's line from her great grandmother down to her, the young girl in the photo. It was taken when she was about 12-13 years of age. Now we also have a new four-generation photo in which she is the great grandmother. That's seven generations depicted in two photos! Someday these photos will be as valuable to our descendants as this rare find is to us.

Delightful Discovery

Most of the scanning I have done for myself has been motivated by projects such as Christmas presents for my mom and siblings, or a graduation gift for my daughter. That involves looking for specific pictures to complete the project. Recently though, I've taken on the task of going through my boxes of unorganized photos and memorabilia. I have a shoebox full of duplicate photos still in the envelopes they came in from the developers. (Remember when you got your film developed and you could order duplicates? One set was used for scrapbooking, mounted in an album, or given to family and friends who were the subjects in the photos.) As I went through the envelopes, I realized many still contained the negatives. Imagine my surprise when I ran across a strip of images with a picture of my dad after a serious accident. Many years ago I was home on Christmas break from college. I had only been home a day or two, when Dad was hit by a car as he was getting into his truck late one night after work. One of the photos on the strip was of my dad sitting in a wheelchair in his hospital room. The other images were of my nieces and nephews opening their Christmas presents. I don't know what happened to the original photos because they aren't in any of my albums, but how delighted I was to be reminded of a very memorable Christmas from thirty years ago. This week it will be one year since my father passed away, and to come across another picture of him was a dear discovery. I have the scanned images in the appropriate folders on my computer now. It will be a double delight to share them with my mom and brother when we go to visit them in Texas for vacation. This priceless find has been the highlight of my week. Oh, and my dad did eventually have a miraculous recovery from that accident.

Preserve Those Precious Memories

How do I get started?
You select the photos you want scanned and bring or send them to us.
We scan your photos and save them to a CD.
You pick up your original photos and your new CD.
You enjoy and share your precious memories with family and loved ones.

How much does it cost?
$0.49/photo at 300 dpi
$0.49/color slide at 3200 dpi
$0.49/negative (per image, not strip) at 3200 dpi
$0.49/document at 300 dpi

What size photos do you scan?
We can scan photos up to 8x10 inches.

Can you scan slides or negatives?

Yes, we can scan your color slides and negatives.
We can also scan documents such as letters,
certificates, and newspaper clippings.

Our contact information:
wecanscan@gmail.com
801.857.1039
740 East 2780 North
Provo, UT 84604
www.wecanscan.com

Click on any picture below to see an enlargement.

Original photo taken April 1973

Scanned copy with color restoration