List Members:
In recent months I have been communicating with some of you that have
numerous unknown, unlabeled and orphan photographs in your possession. As I
have recently been studying some of the websites on the internet pertaining
to this subject- I am going to be working on a new section for the Sweet
Owen Website entitled Homeless Photo Project.
In order for this to be successful and beneficial to anyone I will need the
assistance of all of you photo holders.
The goal with this new section will be to attempt to place these photos with
the families that they belong with.
Yes, it is exciting to have old photographs, but if they are not of your
family; someone else would probably be overjoyed to obtain them.
I am not suggesting that you do this from the kindness of your heart. Feel
free to charge for postage, shipping, etc.
I can give you a website that can precisely determine the amount of postage.
http://www.usps.com/ -- Click on the link "Calculate Postage".
If the photo is one you have paid for such as at a sale, feel free to ask
for reimbursement fees.
What is required from any of you is IF YOU HAVE ANY UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHS
please send me a scan of them for placement on the website.
In addition to the photo I will need some other information:
Include notes regarding any writing on the back of the photos; or if you
have any idea of the family surname; if you know that more then one family
name is in the photograph, please mention it.
Include any information that might be there pertaining to the photographer
and his locale.
Include any information about anything unusual about the photograph.
Measurements of the photo
Condition of the photo (tears, clipped or bent corners)
Anything special about the photo such as it is mounted on cardboard or is a
postcard or a tintype, etc.
Your best estimate of when the photo was taken (the year is just fine)
If possible, where you may have obtain the photo at ( for example: a flea
market in Michigan or Indiana; an estate sale in Cloverdale)
I must currently restrict these photos to pertain to the areas of Morgan,
Owen, Putnam, Monroe, Parke or Clay Counties. PLEASE SPECIFY as that is how
they will be sorted.
Your name and mailing address.
What fee you are charging
REMEMBER THESE FEW THINGS-
Your mailing address will NOT be posted to the website. I will retain that
for use when someone contacts with an interest.
These are ACTUAL photos we will be dealing with NOT PHOTOCOPIES.
These are photos THAT YOU ARE PREPARED TO PART WITH. Not for display
purposes only; those for display would go in our photo album section.
These may be photos of persons, houses, farms, tombstones, businesses
If this project is successful I will consider doing something of the same
nature with unwanted documents.
I would prefer that you send your photos to me in JPG format. Please submit
photos for this project to:
debjennings(a)dtccom.net
Place the words PHOTO PROJECT in the subject line.
Any photos submitted with absolutely no data will not be used or stored by
me.
Debbie
www.sweetowen.net
If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and
all generations of your ancestors. All
of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the
continuation.