A friend got me interested in genealogy a few years ago and one of the aspects of it that I enjoy reading about is the "orphaned heirlooms". Those are items that for one reason or another have gotten separated from the family they belong to and there are people out there who enjoy reuniting them with their rightful family. There is also this unwritten canon, if you will, that somewhere out in the world there are photos of your family that you never knew existed and that you just have to keep looking. I've had it happen to me and now maybe I can do the same for someone else.
Rummaging through my parents house; online auctions; other family--I've collected a number of group photos with family in them, but not just family. They're class photos and group shots and team photos. Lots of other people that I'm not related to--but maybe someone would like to see.
I've decided to post these photos on the chance that someone out there is looking for a relative and never knew a photo like this existed.
I picked this title for my blog because my parents are from little towns in Iowa that are about a mile apart. Dad grew up in Macedonia, Iowa and Mom in Henderson, Iowa. And you've got to call it something.
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