In conversation with my mom, a few years ago, I learned my Great Grandma was born on May 22nd, in 1894. She died in 1980…but if she were still alive, it would be her 126th Birthday today.
I think that I am really thinking of her this year because she lived through so much and when I met her and knew her, we never really connected.
I mean, I was between 0 and 9 years old when my mom would take me and my sisters to her farm in Norwich, VT. Our lives overlapped, but not in a way that we could share stories, or that I knew about asking her what her youth was like.
Right now, I think of all the incredible questions to ask her…what did she do on the millennial? New Years Eve, 1899 -1900? What was it like during the 1918 Pandemic? During all of the Wars? The different Presidents? The automobiles…the planes…the radio, the tv…and of course…photography?
What is really cool is that these images are all from my Great Aunt’s photo album (her daughter), that I received after my great aunt passed. My Aunt Irma was amazing at archiving such important memories.
Remember…this is my side of the family who were not professional photographers…they were just a hardworking farm family who understood why photography is so important to future generations. I am so blessed to have a family tree on both sides who “got it” when it came to documenting their lives.
Here is my homage to Grammy Cook. I am honored to be here because of her. The first two Images are I how I knew her. The rest are of her in younger years, and oh…how I long to time travel to meet her during her youth.
Happy 126th Grammy Cook!
