Category Archives: Who Will Tell Their Story?

Over a year ago, I posted this 16 x 20 portrait of Irvine and Anna Rebecca (Wertz) Bennett.  While I did find living descendants, nobody wanted to claim the portrait.  A few days ago, another researcher, who is working on this Bennett line and revising a book on the family, found the original blog post through a Google search and contacted me.

These cute little boys appear to be brothers, but unfortunately, we don’t know who they are.

A distinguished-looking gentleman indeed.  Unfortunately we do not know who he is or where this photo was taken.

Photo of an unidentified woman.

The Who Will Tell Their Story? blog has reached a huge milestone today by posting its 100th orphan photo.  Since January 2009, this blog has been posting orphan photos in the hopes of reuniting these cherished family mementos with their rightful owners.  I have successfully reunited a few with family and am still working on a handful of others, some in part through the help of readers who have done some digging on their own.

This is a photograph of William A Lynch, who was a prominent Canton, Ohio resident during the 19th century.  His is a interesting story, along with several relatives, prominent in their own right.  Among these relatives are teachers, lawyers, doctors, journalists, a cancer researcher, and a Pulitzer Prize winner.

Just came across Save the Photos, which is another orphan photo blog.  It makes me smile when I see more blogs of this nature pop up!

I just love this one.  This little girl is so adorable, and as always, I love the little boots (perhaps they will come back in style so I can wear them!).