G2G: 52 Weeks of Photos 47/2022 Thankful

Question

This week's 52 Weeks of Photos sharing theme: Thankful

To participate, simply:

1. Choose a family photo that fits this week's theme.
2. Add it to this week's free-space gallery.
3. Reply with an answer below to let us know which photo you're sharing. If you want to include the photo but don't know how, click here.

The photo you share might be featured on the WikiTree home page and in our social media channels.

If you use a social network (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) you might want to share your photo there as well. This can be a great way to involve more family members. Many people love seeing old family photos. Be sure to add #52weeksofphotos and #wikitree to your post.

It is requested that no "best answer" stars be given to any photo, as they are all great pictures without exception and none should be preferred over the other.

Answer 1

My great aunt Frances Prichard http://wikitree.com/wiki/Prichard-677, has been the subject of so many of my posts. She was the spinster school teacher who finished raising her late sister's children.  I am a big fan of this picture from around 1905 of friends and/or relatives of Frances (4th from left) having a picnic in the woods, all dressed for the occasion, clearly thankful for their outing.  I am thankful this over-a-century-old "snapshot" of female camaraderie survived.

Comments

Looks like they're all having a good time, Pat! Great picture!

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Thanks, John.  The dog is well behaved.

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Wonderful photo Pat look like they are enjoyed themselves thank you for sharing

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Thank you, Susan.

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Pat, I am amazed at how they're dressed for the occasion......by the early '70's, it would seem, life could be so carefree in a shirt and good pair of blue jeans.

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Yes, John, after World War I clothing was less restrictive for men too, but especially women. Then it kept evolving and by 1970s was very casual.  I know I wrote they were dressed for the occasion but I suspect the hats were the only part of that and these were the regular "in public" outfits for women of that time period.  I have another photo where the woods are in the background.

Answer 2

My "Thanks" picture isn't old at all. In fact, it's not even a month old. Every year we hold a cornhole tournament in my Dad's name to raise money for our fire department. It's official name is The Mike Vaskie Memorial Cornhole Tournment, but we call it "The Mike". Dad and I are both in the PFD Hall of Fame and, since I retired, the tournament has been my way to stay "active" with the department. This year was the 3rd edition of The Mike and it was very special because my Mom, both sisters, brother in law, and one niece flew in from Illinois to be part of the fun! The tournament was a great success as we raised a little over 1K, and everyone had a great time. We only get to be together once, maybe twice, a year, so we like to make the most of it when we are together. This pic is everyone in the family who was in town, and I'm so very thankful everyone got to be involved in the tourney this year! Somewhere, Dad is smiling big!

Comments

What a great way to remember your dad, John.

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Great cause and photo, John.  What is a cornhole?

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Thanks Mark!

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Thanks Pat! Cornhole is a game where you throw little bags filled with corn at boards that are 27 ft apart. The boards have a hole cut out of each one, and the goal is to throw the bags into the holes, or have your bags stay on the boards. It's pretty popular. They even televise tournaments on ESPN. 

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That sounds like an adult version of the children's game  Bean Bag Toss, which I played as a child.  Lots of fun, John. 

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Pretty much! 

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Wonderful photo John thank you for sharing

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John, thank you for your answer and your wonderful work as a firefighter. We sure have had a dry fall here in Oklahoma, and you are certainly appreciated.

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John, I'm glad I read Michael's profile.....very interesting, especially his participation in motorsports.

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Thanks Susan!!

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Thank you Alexis! Serving my community was always an honor. 

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Thanks John! He did a little bit of everything, and had a lot of fun doing it.

Answer 3

This is a photo that my husband took on 23 Nov 1978. It is of the Thanksgiving dinner at his mother's home in McAlester, Oklahoma. This represents five generations of his family. On the left is his mother, second great aunt Virginia Parker, and his grandmother. I am in the back on the right with my two children. In front is my brother-in-law Roi Nelson with his wife and her parents on the right. I have always been thankful to have this family as a big part of my life. 

Comments

Great pic Alexis! I miss Thanksgivings like that.

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Gorgeous photo Alexis wow that is and old thanks giving

Thank you for sharing

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John, yes I do miss these Thanksgivings too. Thank you for your nice comment.

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Susan, thank you for your sweet comment. I will try to make a similar Thanksgiving, but I have to stay gluten free and nut free for the two that need special diets.

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Alexis, here in Canada, having Thanksgiving on the 2nd Monday of October, it surprises me when it comes around again in late November, as your family celebration portrays.....the solution I have now determined, as I research history......'double up'.

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I remember this photo, Alexis.  Thank you for showing us the wonderful Thanksgivings of the past.  I haven't experienced one for years.  Thankfully, we get a second opportunity at Christmas.  We started planning on the weekend.

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Pat, I love your comment!  If you go to Roi’s profile, you will see almost the identical photo, but we are four years younger. We are siting in almost the same places with the same tablecloth and all. I was surprised to see how similar the photos are. Thank you for remembering my handsome brother-in-law.

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Yes, Alexis, the photos are similar but my memory was playing tricks on me.  As with your other family profiles, handsome Roi's is excellent.  Happy Thanksgiving.  

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Pat, your memory is wonderful. I was surprised to see how similar the photos were. I should mention we also had a Pat in the family. She is on the right sitting next to me and her hair is dark. In the other photo her hair looks reddish like mine. She was very sweet, and I always enjoyed being with her. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Murphy-24079

Answer 4

 I am so thankful for all the family history my mom did for over 30 years. In addition to all the research she did on our family history, she also volunteered for the Norwegian American Genealogical Center and Naeseth Library. She created a card index for all Norwegians listed in the 1900 census records for every county in Iowa. By October 1987, she had completed the index for all counties in Iowa, which took her approximately 1300 hours to record 23,634 Norwegians, plus their families. She did the same for Minnesota. 

Comments

Verla's work is truly amazing, Mark, you have a mother to be proud of.

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Thanks, John. When God made her, He broke the mold.

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What a great service your mother has provided, Mark. Thank you for sharing this genealogy story in pre-internet days (therefore harder to accomplish).

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Visited the Naeseth Library a year ago last summer and found the indices to be quite useful. Your mother's work is very much appreciated. Thanks for posting this!  

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Thanks Pat. A benefit she received in those pre-internet days was research assistance from Gerhard Naeseth.

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Jim, I'm glad they are still being used. I wondered if they might have digitized that.

Answer 5

Here in 1983, is one of our daughters, Elaine, learning the family tradition of roast turkey, with 'sausage stuffing', from a recipe and instructions I, in turn, had learned, at a similar age, from my father.   I am most thankful that we now have our children carrying on some of the traditions, so thoughtfully taught, to me, by my father.                                 

Comments

Great tradition, John. My grandmother taught me how to make oyster dressing and, neither of my kids like oysters. Hopefully my granddaughter will so I can teach her. 

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Wonderful, John.  Love that you showed the two images.

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John, coincidentally, Elaine didn't grow up to favor seafood, or 'sausage stuffing', but her next older sister did, however the traditions carry on in various ways.

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Pat, being a child, at one time, I thought I would be skilled enough to bring up children, however, I'll never forget Elaine teaching me 'she knows best when to put away her crayons'.