 Photos...
do we ever tire of seeing them? It's our chance to take a
glimpse at the past and see the faces of our ancestors and families.
And, I've found in my own family, though eyesight & memory dim from
age, a good clear photo will bring back the cherished memories of a
time long since gone by and it'll seem like just yesterday... and the
memories and PRICELESS stories will unfold.
If
you haven't already done so, make use of the BEST RESOURCE you have at
your disposal for genealogy & family history -- the elder members of
your family. They truly have a lot to say and even though some
might be fact and some might be fiction, the stories and the time
spent will be cherished forever... What we did with my own father
about 15 years ago was to schedule a quiet visiting time with just my
husband and myself with Dad. Hubby had a camcorder and took a
video of my Dad taking his old photos from a cigar box, identifying
them and then telling me the stories behind them. PRICELESS!!!
And what was even better was when hubby zoomed in on the pictures and
we played back the video for Dad to see... You see, my father is
almost blind but because the zoom made his own pictures so much
larger, he could see the huge, ugly belt-buckle his brother Joe had
won at the fair and was proudly displaying... and it was crystal clear
and like yesterday in Dad's mind, though the fair was 70 years before
and Uncle Joe has passed away...
As for photos, we have UNLIMITED SPACE so send them
on in!!! I don't need originals, just a scanned in photo or a good
xerox will do nicely... if you are scanning the pics, I prefer jpeg,
bitmap or gif and try to keep them as large as the originals are... if
they are already scanned and not in the above formats, no worries, we
can open almost anything!!! Just send them to the ANNE email link at
the bottom of any of the Florence pages... And we love class photos,
church photos, post cards, etc... and if you know the people on them,
GREAT.. jot down as much info as you have.. and if you don't have
names for the faces.. no problem.. we'll post them and hopefully our
Florence area experts will be able to help identify them for us!!!
INDEX TO OUR PHOTOS:
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FLORENCE SCHOOL CLASS PHOTO CIRCA 1909 |
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FLORENCE SENIOR CLASS PHOTO 1916 |
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FLORENCE
TRAIN DEPOT -- early 1900's |
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UNKNOWN FLORENCE AREA LUMBERJACKS - 1880's |
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MAIN STREET -
FLORENCE, WISCONSIN |
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SEA LION LAKE,
FLORENCE, WISCONSIN |
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COURTHOUSE IN
FLORENCE, WISCONSIN - circa 1930 |
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MATT'S TAVERN in
FLORENCE, WISCONSIN |
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LONG LAKE,
FLORENCE COUNTY - circa 1905 |
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FLORENCE WISCONSIN
- CIRCA 1890 |
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FLORENCE SCHOOL -
circa 1890 |
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FLORENCE SCHOOL -
circa 1890 (children) |
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FLORENCE WISCONSIN
SCHOOL |
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LOGGING IN
FLORENCE COUNTY |
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PIONEER HOME OF
NELS WICKSTROM - circa 1890 |
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Looking down Main Street in
Florence, WI circa 1910 |
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BOATING SCENE NEAR
FLORENCE, WISCONSIN |
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FLORENCE WISCONSIN
COURTHOUSE |
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Florence, Wi as seen from across
Fisher Lake circa 1910 |
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TELEPHONE COMPANY
CAMP ON THE BRULE RIVER ~ 1908 |
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TIPLER GRADE
SCHOOL, TIPLER, WISCONSIN |
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CAMPBELL'S ARMY in
FLORENCE ~ 1912 |
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Ellen Derosier
Godin & family ~ 1930 |
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FLORENCE HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS 1927/1928 |
AND, if YOU know of anyone in
the following pictures, email me and we'll update the page!!! |
