A picture speaks a thousand words….

I’ve mentioned before how I was helping my Aunt Mardene put together a life history book.  We were finally able to get it finished and printed just before Christmas.

We put in a lot of pictures.

 

Some fun memories.

And

A little history.

We published some of them as hard-back books through a company called Lulu.  The second part of the book has colored photos and they just look so much better in color.

We also used a company in Logan called Watkins Printing to make some black and white spiral bound books.  We made enough copies for Mardene to give one to each niece and nephew as a Christmas present.  Mardene is the only surviving child left in her family.  (She does have one sister-in-law left.)  We also included a computer disk with each book if they want to make more copies for their own families.

Below is a picture of some of the older cousins.

Here is another picture of the later cousins (which includes me).

That is a lot of cousins!

Mardene has been blessed this Christmas to have had visits and phone calls from almost every one of her nieces and nephews.  (She excitedly calls me on the phone to report, every time she gets a new visitor or call.)  They were excited to receive her book.  Many expressed joy at the memories brought back to them and were so thrilled to get photos, many that they had never seen before.  (I’ve even benefited from some notes and phone calls, too!)

The old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words is really true.  I’m sure each photo means something different to each person who views it, and sometimes the picture can bring back a different memory each time it is looked at. 

I am so grateful that I was able to help Mardene with her history.  She has done so much for me and for all of our extended family.  Hopefully, this will help bind our family together.

After all,

Families can be together forever!

JoAnn