Whenever I mention my interest in genealogy—what has surprised me most is how many of my friends admit they have no idea what their great-grandparents looked like.

Not just their names—their faces.

That realization stayed with me.

We live in a time where we can capture thousands of photos in a single year, yet just a few generations back, images were rare, treasured, and often the only visual connection we have to those who came before us. Without them, our ancestors can feel distant, almost imaginary—names on paper rather than real people who lived full and complex lives.

This blog is my way of closing that distance.

Here, I want to share photographs of my great-grandparents.