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Show - 4 Pictures Tell Family History "By my taking pictures of our children it has developed a relationship between us that is very special for several reasons," said Mrs. Elizabeth Foy, Panguitch. "First, it helps them to have good feelings about their own lives; second, it shows the children that we really care about them and their development; and third, we feel a closeness between us as we take the time to look through the picture books and talk about our experiences." She hasn't kept written records of their children, but she has kept picture records. Besides the reasons mentioned, this will also help to preserve the life of the one keeping records for their future generations. She said one must be very careful to write the date, the names of the people, where the picture was taken and on what occasion, either on the back of the photo or around the edge of it. "I prefer writing the information around the picture on front because then when it is in the scrap book we can still read about each picture," she said. "The secret of keeping photograph history, or any other history for that matter, Mrs. Foy said, "Is to be sure to place the pictures in the scrap book as soon as you get it." She has made several different books for each of her children: their baby books, a book from one year to five; elementary school age, and high school years. Her children have pretty well taken over the high school record she said. She feels the pictures are her children's and as soon as they have a special place for them in their own homes they can have them. She also realizes that everyone is different. She said she understands as her children get older they may want to change the pictures around a bit, this is alright with her, at least there are pictures handy they can reorganize. Included In her scrapbook of each child are the pictures she has taken, the Invitations they have received, the special cards that have been sent to them, their report cards, and other special items. When she gets something she Isn't sure what to do with, she sticks it in an envelope In the back of the scrap-book. She has taken a picture of each of her children the first day of school from their kindergarten age to their senior year in high school. It may prove interesting to also take a picture with each of their teachers. By taking pictures as they start each year in school it shows their development and also helps them remember the style of clothing their peer group wore. Their pictures include poses of their special activities, the offices they held in school, doing something nice to others, and family and friend relationships in such pictures as their birthdays, special occasions and special trips. Both of their daughters were involved in 4-H work. They each won a trip to Chicago because of the records they kept. The first daughter had been in 4-H for a number of years before she decided to keep a good record of her activities. Because of the pictures her mother.had kept they were able, with work and time, to put her record of her life history together in order. Her second daughter started keeping pictures of each of the clubs she was involved In, her demonstrations, the time her clubs helped the community or others, her projects, cooking, sewing, health, home economics and other fields. These pictures were added to her 4-H record book as they happened with the Information put on the photo so when the time came for her to try out for the Chicago trip, it was put together without a lot of last minute hassle. Mrs. Foy said she bought the cheapest camera she could find to start her books and they help bring back the memories as quickly as a big expensive camera with lots of attachments could. "My son and his friends love to sit and look at their pictures, laughing as they recall the fun times together as they were growing," Mrs. Foy said. As their children started writing their own personal histories, the pictures helped them recall many events they would otherwise have forgotten. The past year and one-half, besides taking pictures, Mrs. Foy has been writing a journal. She said she has found this actually helps to give her more of a desire to do something nice for someone else. It has proved to be an encouragement for self improvement as well as a source of personal history, she added. Elizabeth Foy, Panguitch has been keeping a photo record of her children and their growth and activities since they were born. She has several books for each child to help depict different segments of their life. This helps the children recall special activities they may otherwise forget. |