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how did this project
begin?
this project consciously began as i reached my
early twenties and realized the similarities of the
image in the mirror and the photos of my mother at
my age. more than anything i just wanted to know
what it was like to be her when she was young and
so started the mom project. it began as a
fascination with old family photographs, seeing the
relationships between family members, especially
from a time that i didn't experience, before i was
born, before i knew them. so many questions. once it began i realized that i wanted to
provide family information in a collected format
for my mother, her siblings, and their children in
a way that lent itself to growth, was inexpensive
and showed rare family photos with high image
quality. this led to wanting more, wanting to learn
as much as possible about mom and her youth and her
family. by doing this project i hope to provide a
place for stories to collect over time. both of my parents are the youngest in their
families -- mom is the youngest of 6, dad the
youngest of 4. this makes me the youngest of 39
cousins on both sides combined. on my mother's side
the oldest is my cousin rob who has been working on
our family genealogy. there are, by last count, 35
children of my cousins on my mother's side alone.
it is my hope they will use this as a resource in
their own path to discovering their history. |
