The photograph is my ancestor< William Schuller, who enlisted in St. Paul, Minnesota during the Civil War. The photo is about 20 years later with him wearing his GAR medal. The pistol is from Gail's ancestor, Joseph Lembert, who enlisted in New York City, New York. The pistol has his initials on it and he allegedly used it during the Civil War.
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@kerristephens Thank you Kerri, Once when I had a beard, Gail was surprised by the resemblance @new2this Thank you Ann, one of our treasures @beautifulthing Thank you Shelly, I am really enjoying this theme :)
@cscecil Thank you Carolyn, we like having and sharing objects that show where we have come from @shirljess Thank you Shirley, I really appreciate that
wow this is such an neat thing to know about, and even more awesome that you actually HAVE these things. I really like how you incorporated the gun in with the photograph.
@kimmistephens Thank you Kimmi, it is a great theme @pamfromcalgary Thank you Pam, since they are from the same era, I felt that they would complement each other @sdpace Thank you Stacy, the photograph was given originally to my Mother before I was born and passed down to me; the gun we found in Gail's Grandparent's house when we were cleaning it - no living person knew it was there - we were lucky on that one.
@vernabeth Thank you Beth, I felt the GAR medal and the Civil War era pistol complemented each other @bruni Thank you Bruni, and I liked that one was Gail's ancestor and the other was mine @beachcomber149 Thank you Norman, we have about 50 pre-1900 photos of family that we enjoy
@mummymorris Thank you Janet, we find family history interesting @naomi Thank you Naomi, this is a fun theme :) @tamaralara Thank you Tamara, family history is my other hobby @webfoot Thank you Paul, Gail & I are keepers of the artifacts
@new2this Thank you Ann, one of our treasures
@beautifulthing Thank you Shelly, I am really enjoying this theme :)
@shirljess Thank you Shirley, I really appreciate that
@pamfromcalgary Thank you Pam, since they are from the same era, I felt that they would complement each other
@sdpace Thank you Stacy, the photograph was given originally to my Mother before I was born and passed down to me; the gun we found in Gail's Grandparent's house when we were cleaning it - no living person knew it was there - we were lucky on that one.
@bruni Thank you Bruni, and I liked that one was Gail's ancestor and the other was mine
@beachcomber149 Thank you Norman, we have about 50 pre-1900 photos of family that we enjoy
Great story behind this Harry. Thanks for sharing.
@naomi Thank you Naomi, this is a fun theme :)
@tamaralara Thank you Tamara, family history is my other hobby
@webfoot Thank you Paul, Gail & I are keepers of the artifacts