My memories of my son are from when I gave birth to him traveling thru Las Vegas, NV on my way back to SALT Lake, Utah. He weighed 2 lbs 6 oz. He grew up with the Rueckert family which is how he got the last name Rueckert. As his biological mother, I named him Kelly Lynn Carlson. I miss him very very much. He had the most amazing smile.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...