MyHeritage user Julie Mallen, 52, from Canada, was given a beautiful photograph of her great-great-grandparents by her great-aunt, but Julie didn’t think to ask her for the identities of all the people in it until after she had passed. Using MyHeritage, Julie was able to identify every single one of them. Here is her story:
I had some old photos along with some mortuary cards entrusted to me by my great-aunt on my mother’s side of the family in Quebec. My great-aunt knew that I was interested in family history and that I treasured these photos.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get her to tell me who all the people were in a few of the photos before she died.
The photo above was taken circa 1917, of Julie’s great-great-grandparents and family
The years passed, I got older, and I felt the need to start labeling my photos, for my children and their kids. But all I knew about the above photograph was that my great-great-grandparents were in it, seated on either side of the young boy. I asked everyone in my extended family if they knew who these people were and nobody knew. I thought it was sad to have such a great photo and to not know who all the other people were around them!
So I embarked on a journey through time, with the help of MyHeritage. I was able to map out my family tree and then reach out to the descendants of all those in the photo to confirm their identities. My family tree now encompasses more than 2,355 people, and it’s growing all the time.
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