The Brothers -- A Mystery Solved
When my mama and her eldest sister passed away in the summer of 1993, there were some boxes of old photos that came into my safekeeping. Some had belonged to my grandmother Grace. Others were from her mother, Augusta. I spent many hours the following year sorting, scanning, and making attempts to identify them. There are yet photos that no one knows or recognizes and I have them filed under the category "Unknown." This particular photograph has been the object of much conjecture and curiosity - especially when my brother Mike and I have discussed our genealogy interests. Mike recently had the opportunity to read the journal written by the grandson of my great Aunt Hattie, my grandmother Grace's older half sister. Hattie was born in 1869 and married Herbert, a photographer, in 1887. We knew that one of the reasons we inherited many interesting pictures was because of Herbert's livelihood. Hattie's grandson Newton wa...