Heads or Tails? - Explore

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I knew exactly what I would write about the second I saw this weeks theme. You see, I have two favorite places I love to explore, and this may strike you as odd but here goes.

Cemeteries - I am a genealogist. What can I say?
Whenever we take road trips, I always have the camera with me and I am always on the lookout for small road side cemeteries to photograph. My husband shakes his head and sighs whenever he hears, “Pull over!! Look at that beauty!!”
Part of my obsession is a fascination with aged stone, fragile and beautiful and then of course I love recording the symbols on headstones and finding out what they mean. But I also love to do this for people I may never know. I transcribe the data from the photos or send the photos themselves into sites like www.usgenweb.com in the hope that someone who is looking for information on their Great Great Aunt Lucy, will find it.

Antique Shops - Whenever I decide to visit an Antique Shop, I can be found heading straight to the old photograph section. I love to purchase photographs, especially those with names written on back or photographers stamps, for the same purpose as the above. In the hope that someone looking for information on that person might find it on the internet where I have posted it. I also just love old photographs in general. Daguerrotypes and Tin types and others. Some of them are so unique and beautiful. It is fun to try to date them based on the clothing worn in the picture or the photographer stamp on back.

So there you have it. My unique explorations! Be sure to visit Skittle’s Place for other’s interpretations of the word Explore.

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October 9, 2007 | Filed Under Blog Carnivals | 11 Comments