Grandfather's family photos
In my family, and and many other families in the Appalachian Mountains, we tell stories as a way of preserving traditions, truths, and memories. We keep pictures, records, and tell stories of our ancestors, so we never lose their memory. This is a photo board in my grandparent's house in Virginia, of my maternal grandfather's family. My grandfather told me each individual story behind every photo in the frame, and helped keep his family's memories alive by telling me about them.
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