Sepia Saturday 352 – Two Hats and a Funeral
This post is inspired by an image of Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie held by the Library of Congress and shared on Sepia Saturday. While there were many musicians in my family none were as accomplished or well known as these two. What did strike me in this image...
Sepia Saturday – A quartet of hotels
Choosing images for this week’s Sepia Saturday was quite easy. The challenge was to show a quartet of photos using the themes of towns, hotels or main streets. I knew immediately that I wanted to look at four hotels in Wangaratta. At first I wanted to feature...
Sepia Saturday 219 – Arches and significant buildings
This week’s Sepia Saturday is brought to us by the themes of domes, arches and significant buildings. I thought this would a good time to give a quick tour of Holy Trinity Cathedral in Wangaratta and quickly outline the many ways that my maternal family connect...
Sepia Saturday – The Jackel boys
To kick off my first Sepia Saturday I’m starting with a rather poor image of my maternal grandfather and his four brothers. The boys were the sons of Olive Isabella (nee Cordy) and George Oliver Jackel. George was named Oliver George at birth but the family...
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