This is a picture of my Grandma, Mary Donna Forsyth. Most of the people that would have known anything about where, when or why this picture was taken or the story behind it are not around any more or can't give me any of the details.
Knowing this, you wouldn't think I would be able to learn anything from this picture. I posted it on facebook to see if anyone could give me anymore information. A family friend pointed out the hand me down overalls.
All of a sudden I could get a lot out of this picture. My Grandma was the youngest of 11 children. She had a lot of brothers so it would be very possible that the overalls came from one of her brothers.
She raised 8 children of her own and I know that she made good use of what she had. Many of her grandchildren have quilts made by her that have squares made from clothes that her kids used to wear. She still does not like to throw away anything that she can still get use out of.
She passed the same values of thrift and resourcefulness to her children. Many of her grandchildren have also been taught these same values.
I have 20 nieces and nephews. I have noticed that clothes get a lot of use as they get passed from one child and family to another.
I'm not sure if it amounts to much in the large scheme of things but not being wasteful and being resourceful are values that have become a legacy in our family.
Who would have thought that such a story could come from a picture of little girl in overalls holding a fish. Pictures really do tell a story even if the people who were there can't tell it.
I did ask Grandma about this picture and she said that the fact that there are holes in the knees of the overalls could mean that they were worn by her brother, Lavar. He couldn't walk and went everywhere on his hands and knees.
Grandma says that the fish she is holding are fish her brother's caught. They didn't have a place on their ranch where they had fish in the water, so they had to go to a near by river to go fishing. They didn't go very often so this was an unusual event so they wanted to take a picture.
I did ask Grandma about this picture and she said that the fact that there are holes in the knees of the overalls could mean that they were worn by her brother, Lavar. He couldn't walk and went everywhere on his hands and knees.
Grandma says that the fish she is holding are fish her brother's caught. They didn't have a place on their ranch where they had fish in the water, so they had to go to a near by river to go fishing. They didn't go very often so this was an unusual event so they wanted to take a picture.
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