Written by Darriel McBride Growing up as a bi-racial woman, during the early 2000s to present, has come with its own set of challenges. Despite growing up in New York, […]
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No Holiday is Complete Without a Side of Family Photographs
While you put the finishing touches on your Holiday menu, do not forget to tell your friends and relatives to bring some family photographs with their sweet potato casserole. Holidays […]
Finding Purpose In A Child’s Eyes: Reflecting On My Childhood Photo
Story Submitted by Coda Rayo-Garza This one picture of me as a child speaks volumes about who I am now and where I come from. It represents the fire that […]
A Mad Dash to the Library: Researching Familial Connections
The story below has been shared with Family Pictures USA by Guenevere Crum. Her journey to find her family history led her through libraries, across the country, and over the […]
6 HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS FOR FAMILIES THIS SPOOKY SEASON
Written for Family Pictures USA by Darriel McBride Halloween is perhaps a child’s second favorite holiday next to Christmas. Although, some would argue that you can’t eat your toys, so […]
Saving Childhood Memories
Glitter, glitz, and not so glam…it’s all fun and games until your children bring home their treasures and masterpieces and your house transforms from a clean, comfortable sanctuary into an […]
Unlocking Memories From Old Photos
Milestones of Our Lives As the proverb says, “life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but the moments that take our breath away.” These moments that […]
MY AUNT EMMA KNEW DUKE ELLINGTON
By Michon Boston Michon (C), her sister, Taquiena (L) and her mother, Caroline (R) With each family death another door closes, another photo album disappears. It becomes a detective job […]
From Farm to Table
The Life of a 107-year-old Detroit Home (r to l) Annette Baka, Maryanne Porzondek (mother), and Nancy Taylor (sister). I wanted to be involved in Family Pictures USA in order to […]
The Mighty Joe Von Battle – Requiem for a Record Shop Man
By Marsha Philpot (Marsha Music): Joe Von Battle My father, the late Joe Von Battle, was an important mid-century recorder and producer of blues and gospel music in Detroit, from 1945 until 1967. He […]
