Look & listen as my guest Maureen Taylor aka The Photo Detective shares the story of a picture of her great grandmother.

Just as Maureen invites her clients to tell her the stories they know about the photos she investigates, she is forever fascinated with why her clients pick certain photos. She knows many of these stories are passed down from one generation to another & they likely have been embellished if not flat out fabricated but this work provides her never-ending fascination in the human condition and our desire to make meaning.

Maureen tells of how this image holds the story of tragedy and resilience in her family history. Her great grandmother got pregnant at a very young age, had a “shotgun” wedding only to have the baby die and the new husband run off. But she married again and had a whole bunch of kids, yet tragedy struck again when Maureen’s great grandfather died before their last child was born. However, throughout the ups & downs this strong woman moved on with her life.

She serves as a reminder that you can move on with your life and make the most of it.

Though Maureen is grateful to have been gifted this piece of family history, by her Dad’s first cousins, she’s still not going to hang this picture up in her office.

She added “I find it scary.” You can learn more about Maureen & her work here. 

This short story was clipped from my live virtual Show & Tale: Significant Objects in the fall of 2021 which encourage us to build connections, community & legacy one story of stuff at a time.

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