Monday, April 09, 2007

Great Great Aunt Shaykhspeara

This is my maternal grandmother's Aunt Tora, born in the Northern parts of Sweden, she was one of many Swedes who left on ships bound for America in the early 1920's.

8 comments:

  1. WOW! She is beautiful. I love what she is wearing....

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  2. Thanks guys, she was known for her beauty back then and had quite a life! first married to an italian guy who lived with his mamma lol and then an american soldier who died in the war. I need to write about her perhaps on al baal sometime.

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  3. Dont lie. You bought that picture at some shop and are now passing it off as your aunt.
    (LOL!!)
    (Also I should explain to the others...the noveau riche of the Sub continent, to show that they are not new money, will often buy heirlooms and old portraits and claim them to be great great grandfathers)
    Bt SS u know Im just kiddding with u.
    She is truly beautiful, and now we (atleast I do) know where you got your looks from eh!
    (WINK WINK NUDGE NUDGE)

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  4. lol I will admit it if you admit that you're really a black woman from Mombasa!

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  5. wonderful photo! I have yet to scan my old family photos, this reminded me to take some time and get to it!

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  6. Thanks sharron! go on with ya, get scanning and post some on Global Themes lol :)

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  7. great picture i have some old ones i will try and scan and post them.

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