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ABOUT ME
My name is Shannon (Smith) Hames and I cannot really pinpoint when I first started doing genealogy, but it's been a long time ago now. I think it's genetic, because I'm pretty sure it was passed down to me from my mother and her father and his parents before him.
I work in communications, and I have a B.A. in Anthropology for Colorado State University.
ABOUT KINDRED SNAPSHOTS
This site was primarily created to host a repository of photographs. I have thousands of physical photos that I don't want lost to time or stuck in someone's closet without others having access to them. As I continue to digitize the photos and do family history research, I also come across archived newspaper articles and other documents. When I learn the stories of our ancestors, I want to share them, so this has also become a place for us to meet our kin.
Some of the photos here have unidentified individuals and I am hoping that we can all fill in some of the mysteries. I also hope that if you are family, you find some previously undiscovered gems. Please use the comments section on each blog page frequently!
Photographs and documents hosted here are from eight main family lines, stretching both back in time as well as into the future from the couples listed here:
COLEMAN | ANDERSON - Edward S. COLEMAN (1873-1947) and Lizzie Ellen ANDERSON (1877-1900)
CARR | MOORE - Thomas James CARR (1871-1920) and Bessie May MOORE (1878-1928)
KIDDER | FREEMAN - Albert A. KIDDER (1869-1946) and Grace Elton FREEMAN (1879-1972)
McGINNIS | HASSTEDT - John Luther McGINNIS (1877-1941) and Julia Margaret HASSTEDT (1881-1973)
LEE | BALES - Cecil Byron "Ted" BALES (1893-1970) and Hazel Jennie LEE (1892-1975)
SMITH | HERVEY - Robert Lyman SMITH (1889-1979) and Gladys Louise HERVEY (1891-1930)
AUSTIN | MOON - Richard Linford "Dick" "Roy" AUSTIN (1882-1939) and Ruthanna Faye MOON (1888-1971)
DAVIES | BISHARD - Richard Hatherly "Dick" DAVIES (1885-1958) and Elsie Belle BISHARD (1890-1966)
I've done my best to keep everything sorted by these general lines, but as my research expands, the list of names tends to grow too.
In addition to this page, I also keep records on ancestry.com to associate them with my work-in-progress tree. You may need an account to view them there. I am happy to share any particular files off-site as well.
Photos online are lower quality and not meant to be reprinted as they will be fuzzy. If you would like higher resolution photos, or even a thumb drive of all the photos of a particular line, please let me know and we will make it happen!
WELCOME, KINDRED.
ABOUT ME
My name is Shannon (Smith) Hames and I cannot really pinpoint when I first started doing genealogy, but it's been a long time ago now. I think it's genetic, because I'm pretty sure it was passed down to me from my mother and her father and his parents before him.
I work in communications, and I have a B.A. in Anthropology for Colorado State University.
ABOUT KINDRED SNAPSHOTS
This site was primarily created to host a repository of photographs. I have thousands of physical photos that I don't want lost to time or stuck in someone's closet without others having access to them. As I continue to digitize the photos and do family history research, I also come across archived newspaper articles and other documents. When I learn the stories of our ancestors, I want to share them, so this has also become a place for us to meet our kin.
Some of the photos here have unidentified individuals and I am hoping that we can all fill in some of the mysteries. I also hope that if you are family, you find some previously undiscovered gems. Please use the comments section on each blog page frequently!
Photographs and documents hosted here are from eight main family lines, stretching both back in time as well as into the future from the couples listed here:
COLEMAN | ANDERSON - Edward S. COLEMAN (1873-1947) and Lizzie Ellen ANDERSON (1877-1900)
CARR | MOORE - Thomas James CARR (1871-1920) and Bessie May MOORE (1878-1928)
KIDDER | FREEMAN - Albert A. KIDDER (1869-1946) and Grace Elton FREEMAN (1879-1972)
McGINNIS | HASSTEDT - John Luther McGINNIS (1877-1941) and Julia Margaret HASSTEDT (1881-1973)
LEE | BALES - Cecil Byron "Ted" BALES (1893-1970) and Hazel Jennie LEE (1892-1975)
SMITH | HERVEY - Robert Lyman SMITH (1889-1979) and Gladys Louise HERVEY (1891-1930)
AUSTIN | MOON - Richard Linford "Dick" "Roy" AUSTIN (1882-1939) and Ruthanna Faye MOON (1888-1971)
DAVIES | BISHARD - Richard Hatherly "Dick" DAVIES (1885-1958) and Elsie Belle BISHARD (1890-1966)
I've done my best to keep everything sorted by these general lines, but as my research expands, the list of names tends to grow too.
In addition to this page, I also keep records on ancestry.com to associate them with my work-in-progress tree. You may need an account to view them there. I am happy to share any particular files off-site as well.
Photos online are lower quality and not meant to be reprinted as they will be fuzzy. If you would like higher resolution photos, or even a thumb drive of all the photos of a particular line, please let me know and we will make it happen!
WELCOME, KINDRED.