turdferguson3891 t1_j9c4gte wrote on February 20, 2023 at 9:02 PM

I make up back stories for them. She slowly poisoned him with arsenic and inherited his horse meat packing fortune before dying herself in a tragic dirigible accident.

pseudocultist t1_j9cgsxe wrote on February 20, 2023 at 10:24 PM

We've done this with Glamor shots from Goodwill. "This is Cousin Iliana, last seen in 1987, not forgotten, we assume she joined a cult. She was always kind of taps head "

mikeonmaui t1_j9c6sh1 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 9:17 PM

Here the the opportunity for you to have interesting and illustrious ancestors. As suggested here, make detailed and wild stories about who they are. Connect them with other photos of unknown people.

butterflypoo69 t1_j9ccnjh wrote on February 20, 2023 at 9:56 PM

Who got the horses? That's important :0

WhoDoesntLikeADonut t1_j9dq61z wrote on February 21, 2023 at 4:10 AM

The fine people of America, every time they cracked open those cans of Spam.

butterflypoo69 t1_j9dqfzu wrote on February 21, 2023 at 4:12 AM

"Oh bring us some figgy pudding..." Was a perfect holiday gift :)

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milliescatmom t1_j9gf3mj wrote on February 21, 2023 at 7:30 PM

I do art journaling. I love coming across a random treasure trove of “instant ancestors “ I use them in collages, maybe make up a story about them, make wedding, birthday, etc, all occasion cards

Pale-Entertainer-639 t1_j9gndfc wrote on February 21, 2023 at 8:48 PM

Damn it, what I came here to say.
I used to love finding old photos in thrift stores and such and making up stories about who they were if people asked why I had the random photo of this random couple or something.