Sepia Saturday challenges bloggers to share family
history through old photographs.
With apologies to my fellow Homo-Sepians, I am preparing
for a big trip and will be gone for several weeks, so my participation in Sepia
Saturday will be minimal at best. I just hope I remember to link my post!
This week’s Sepia Saturday prompt reminds me of several church
photos from my collection. It must have been tradition for congregations to
gather outside their house of worship for a group photo.
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| My husband's maternal grandmother's church Mountain View Church of the Brethren Upper Cove, West Virginia She is probably one of the children |
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| Jollett Methodist Church group 1914 back row: Rev John Wesley Jollett and wife Sarah Elizabeth |
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| Sunday School class probably about 1915 Grandaunts Violetta (next to the teacher back row) and Velma (dark-haired girl front row) |
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| Men's group at the Evangelical United Brethren Church Shenandoah, VA (sorry for the numbers - can't find the original photo right now) |
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| "The Gleaners" women's group Evangelical United Brethren Church |
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| United Methodist Men Cradock United Methodist Church before 1963 Granddaddy Davis 1st on the left, 2nd row from bottom |
Join the crowd at Sepia Saturday for more group photos.
Wendy
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A great challenge entry!
ReplyDeleteStephanie Finnell
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Katy Trail Creations
You matched the prompt well. I don't have many group pictures like this except school children.
ReplyDeleteBon voyage!
ReplyDeleteGreat group photos.
Photographers always did well with church groups. Church folks cooperate better at getting everyone sorted out and lined up in order of age, height, etc.
ReplyDeleteKind of like a church directory but the members are all in the same photo. Liked them all.
ReplyDeletebetty
A fine and impressive collection of group photos, and how lucky you are to have them. Perfect for this week's prompt! Hope you have a wonderful time on your trip!!!
ReplyDeleteLove reading later rather than earlier (I just discovered) because the comments are all here too! I did read your blog earlier when I wasn't feeling well, so I'm glad to comment today - these are great photos for the meme this week. Thanks. My church hasn't done a group photo for a while...so I may suggest it for a special occasion sometime. We had a member who is a professional photographer!
ReplyDeleteIn all the photos I have I have not seen one of a church group. Yours are great!
ReplyDeleteLove the groups, which shed light on their members and therefore your ancestors.
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