tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029944956061005572.post8103216787452508286..comments2020-10-13T18:17:13.880-06:00Comments on Root, Branch and Twig: What do your family photographs tell you about your ancestors' finances?Ralph Poorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648306237042315988noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029944956061005572.post-6883204650615396492013-01-18T18:34:10.855-07:002013-01-18T18:34:10.855-07:00Yes, I noticed the tie as well and thought maybe t...Yes, I noticed the tie as well and thought maybe they were all just coming from church. But the other children are not in their Sunday best. One thing about this Pierce family is that they had good clothes for formal occasions.<br /><br />The Pierce line is my mother's side of the family. My father's parents never owned a car and never learned to drive. It was a mule and a wagon for them.Ralph Poorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10648306237042315988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029944956061005572.post-72652770078116076762013-01-18T17:21:01.817-07:002013-01-18T17:21:01.817-07:00I notice also that the older boy is "dressed ...I notice also that the older boy is "dressed up" in a tie. I'm trying to recall any of our family photographs from that period with a car. I recall a car in my father's family, but not in my mother's--she lived on a farm. There was an old story about my uncles, as children, riding the cows to school. : ))Mariannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543003593158696611noreply@blogger.com