My grandma was a gentle and quiet lady who loved and welcomed her family at any time and she was an excellent cook. My sister and I spent a week or two with them during the summertime when we could. These are my best childhood memories.
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...