tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post1522164674584583668..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: 52 Ancestors - FAMILY PORTRAIT: The Whole Fam DamilyWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-64592453250492279512019-02-25T10:23:17.659-05:002019-02-25T10:23:17.659-05:00Man, don't we all wish our families had been a...Man, don't we all wish our families had been as smart as yours to take those types of group photos. Way to go James Franklin Jollett!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195239241944644996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-72059967614826627172019-02-25T10:00:00.660-05:002019-02-25T10:00:00.660-05:00Love the photos! what an amazing collection, I env...Love the photos! what an amazing collection, I envy you!Barb LaFarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01408252830042554109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-56768474940402001292019-02-20T18:50:54.778-05:002019-02-20T18:50:54.778-05:00Ditto all of the above!Ditto all of the above!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-81445816151902159752019-02-20T13:57:48.985-05:002019-02-20T13:57:48.985-05:00So glad I have an idea for you for a change since ...So glad I have an idea for you for a change since I get so many from you.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-86282157154337105242019-02-20T13:56:30.705-05:002019-02-20T13:56:30.705-05:00I agree! I wonder who had a camera.I agree! I wonder who had a camera.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-88667202462324937232019-02-20T13:56:07.073-05:002019-02-20T13:56:07.073-05:00I surprised myself at how many I knew. I got a lit...I surprised myself at how many I knew. I got a little help from a distant cousin who knew some of HIS side of the family on the back row.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-16266388864411005332019-02-20T13:55:06.689-05:002019-02-20T13:55:06.689-05:00If he/she lives in Grottoes, your cousin might kno...If he/she lives in Grottoes, your cousin might know of the Jollett Springs trailer park. The roads in the park are called Jollett North and South. That's the property that used to belong to James Franklin Jollett way back when.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-63574822295981231852019-02-20T13:53:25.598-05:002019-02-20T13:53:25.598-05:00Well keep saying it to remind me to be grateful. W...Well keep saying it to remind me to be grateful. Whenever I see people with cool stuff like letters and diaries and lots of formal portraits, I whine that I don't have any of that. Then I remind myself that I do have lots of pictures that others don't. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-86727342624335752452019-02-20T13:51:27.581-05:002019-02-20T13:51:27.581-05:00I always wonder the same thing - who was behind th...I always wonder the same thing - who was behind the camera??<br />The picture thing is easy if you have Photoshop but I bet other photo editors will do the same thing. Just chose Enhance and then Adjust Lighting / Brightness and Contrast. I just lightened to the point that you can still see the picture. Then the numbers are just Text on top. <br />Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-17029476294535739872019-02-20T12:51:29.649-05:002019-02-20T12:51:29.649-05:00I'd love to know who took that Whole Fam Damil...I'd love to know who took that Whole Fam Damily photo - did they think ahead to hire a photographer? Not like today where someone can just whip out their phone. I'd love to know how you did that with the numbers on it.Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-7357153562050188882019-02-19T16:33:23.644-05:002019-02-19T16:33:23.644-05:00It seems I say this often to you about your collec...It seems I say this often to you about your collection of family photos, "How fortunate you are to have them." And as Carol said, kudos to your picture taking ancestors. Thank you for the idea to frame the inspiration picture..I don't have a 'gene cave', but I do have the original photos of my great grandmother that turned me on to Genealogy and my Family Research.Sue McPeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927975578544675345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-25245964330032995962019-02-19T12:51:05.725-05:002019-02-19T12:51:05.725-05:00I had to look up Harriston in Augusta County as I ...I had to look up Harriston in Augusta County as I had not heard of it. It isn't far from where my cousin lives now.Paula@SweetPeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763258769153681843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-39670419170591668122019-02-19T11:28:48.549-05:002019-02-19T11:28:48.549-05:00This is so neat and what is really great about it ...This is so neat and what is really great about it is that you know a lot of the people's names on that big picture. That is pretty impressive!<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-34542115926501045212019-02-19T11:18:26.820-05:002019-02-19T11:18:26.820-05:00Good for them to have the foresight to realize how...Good for them to have the foresight to realize how important family pictures are!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435729626661884921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-4854634296063577332019-02-19T09:50:59.036-05:002019-02-19T09:50:59.036-05:00Wow, you are SO lucky to have so many family portr...Wow, you are SO lucky to have so many family portraits! I might have to borrow your technique of using a table to list identifications by number. Thanks for the idea.Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.com