I was interested in seeing the photos in that box again and also I knew I could preserve them so they wouldn't be lost. My Dad loaned me the tin box. Here it is. Its really kind of neat to look back in time and see these people. They represent my families history.
History is so very important.
The record of our past is really a retelling of our story, and photographs are one way that our story can be recorded and kept safe. I realized that was the reason I was interested in the tin box. A thanksgiving, we all turn to thinking about our stories. Our personal stories, our family stories, the stories of our communities. If we are going to celebrate Thanksgiving and all the gifts we enjoy, much of that depends on our past, our history, or story.