Family History/Ancestry Photo Wall
I'm a genealogy buff. My great-great-aunt Melva (nicknamed "Tootsie") was the pioneer of our family's story. She was born in Panama, the daughter of a businessman from South Carolina and the granddaughter of a doctor from Sancti Spiritus, Cuba. In the (much more labor-intensive) days before the internet, Tootsie traveled to Cuba, Spain, South Carolina, and Canada to look up church records, see marriage sites, and visit gravestones. When she passed away, I received all of her folders and so much of her curiosity about our interesting family history. I have an Ancestry.com membership, and my personal tree has over 7000 people in it and goes back over 700 years. It's seriously a labor of love and if I don't keep myself in check, I can get lost in it for hours.
But what I've found! Pictures of my ancestors and their homes. Handwritten accounts of life on the finca (farm/plantation) in Panama. Here is one of my favorite pictures:
But what I've found! Pictures of my ancestors and their homes. Handwritten accounts of life on the finca (farm/plantation) in Panama. Here is one of my favorite pictures:
{Panama 1947}
I want to find a way to display these, maybe like this?
Now where should I put this ancestry wall? A hallway seems like a good place, but this hallway leading to my bedroom is pretty dark.
Or maybe in this strange alcove behind my front door? Front door is on the left, and closet is on the right. The depth of this space is about 9 inches.
What do you think?
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I think your photos are too unique to have where not everyone can see them... Perhaps a few larger framed photos in the hall way...but I see these in the main area of your home cover a whole wall (that is painted a bold color to highlight them)
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I love this idea...A family photo wall. I'm going to try this when I move next year.
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