Genealogy Photo Gallery World Photo Day 2014, #TBT

The Past is Present once again in these thoughtful entries for the Genealogy Challenge for World Photo Day 2014, posted today for #ThrowbackThursday. Thank you to everyone who responded to the challenge by posting photographs and stories on family history blogs and on The Family Curator Facebook Page. As you’ll see, the entries are creative, clever, and clearly genealogical.

We open the Gallery with Jenny Lancetot’s photograph posted on The Family Curator Facebook Page showing her grandfather and his sons in front of their home in 1959, “Dear Photograph” style, against the home in 2011. You can just about see them on those steps today.

On the Front Steps

Five Generations

At Lonetester HQ, Alona Tester, a self-confessed Gen Xer from South Australia with a passion for genealogy, posted two five generation photographs bringing together her parents’ line from ancestor to herself. The photos look like a great start for a family history book, Alona! And, thanks for kicking-off the challenge by submitting the first entry.

Dunbar Hospital 1922 & 2014

Then and Now are always popular themes for bringing the past into the present, and Kristin Cleage Williams, creator of the Finding Eliza Blog has submitted a creative view of the physicians at Detroit’s Dunbar Hospital in 1922 juxtaposed with a modern day image.  I love the way the men really do appear to be seated on the porch of the building in 2014.

Home is Where They Lived

Queenslander Pauleen Cass, author of Family history across the seas, posted photos from a “Then and Now” activity that included walking the local streets “matching up old photos with the current image.” What a great idea! She shares a series of Then and Now images that feature houses and family members from the 1920’s to the present day.

You Can Go Home Again

Sharn White, is a genealogist living in Sydney, Australia, and creator of the FamilyHistory4U blog. She posted a collage showcasing her childhood home in Queensland, from the 1950’s through 2014 remodeling and transformation.

Dear Photograph: Disneyland Edition

I enjoyed a walk down memory lane this month with a handful of old snapshots to bring home this Dear Photograph edition for The Family Curator blog. Disneyland was still noisy and crowded, and just as much fun as ever!

The Past is Present in Photographs

Our Challenge Gallery concludes with the entry from Sharon of North East Victoria, Australia, who wrote a fascinating article and posted several photos on her blog Strong Foundations to highlight the love of photography she shared with her grandmother. Scroll down the article to view the great photos of old Kodak Brownie advertisements and the photos of Sharon and her grandmother, both with cameras at the ready.

Thank You, Photographers

It appears that the family history bloggers from “Down Under” outnumbered the North Americans in the 2014 Genealogy Photo Challenge, but next year, things might be different :>) . Thank you to everyone who participated. Start thinking of your entry for 2015, you have almost an entire year to snap the perfect Past is Present photo.