50 Years of Christmas Cards
More of Aunt Vicki's legacy
We lost my Aunt Vicki this summer.
But before she left, Vicki spent her time on countless thoughtful projects that will continue to remind us what was most important to her.
Her son, Jeff, was the first of my generation of cousins, and for Christmas of 2021, Vicki assembled 50 years’ worth of Christmas cards and snapshots into a book, which she had printed by a small (and, unfortunately, unknown!) press.
It’s a remarkable keepsake, blending highlights from each year and putting names to faces that might otherwise be forgotten by later generations.
A lot of these pictures are very personal - why I’m not sharing in more detail - but some pages are gems for future family historians. Take this gathering from 1980, centered on my Great-grandmother, Hannah Merle Witter, with all of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren:
(That blond, gap-toothed doofus in the blue vest, left of Great-grandma Merle? That’s me.)
What a treasure and so glad your aunt thought to preserve all those names, moments and memories.
Oh, this is priceless! That's wonderful that she did that.