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(Continued from Pago B 2)
younger generation was interested
in “that old stuff.”
Eventually, Siegrist had numer
ous ring binders organized with
copies of photographs that she
constantly updated as she accumu
lated more and more material from
other sources.
Surprised by the quality and the
stories from her own researching
of the Hess family, Siegrist trans
ferred some old photographs to
slides, which she showed at a reun
ion. Soon more and more families
were requesting that Siegrist chro
nicle their family’s history through
a slide show.
Although called the “Picture
Lady,” Siegrist prefers to be
known as “someone who respects
the past.”
Siegrist said that talking with
the older generation about family
photographs helps to build bridges
between generations.
Siegrist said that persons usual
ly appear solemn on photographs
taken before the 1900 s because
slow speed film required that sub
jects hold absolutely still without
any movement. It was easier to
hold a straight face longer than a
smile; hence the sober faces.
Between 1918 and 1950, fewer
and poorer quality photographs
were the norm. This was probably
due to the result of two World
Wars, the Depression, and the
availability of the home box
camera.
Another reason for fewer prints
during the early 1900 s was that
some persons took a baptismal
vow to avoid photographs and to
burn their Victorian prints.
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Pictures The Story Of
According to the research Siegrist
found, women did not dress diffe
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neighbors until the 1900 s when a
train accident spurred a revival
among the youth. In their attempt
to show their devotion to God, they
replaced their Victorian dress with
an unprecedented uniform Menno
nite plain garb.
Most people are clearly identi
fied in die pictures. Generally, the
photographs have several para
graphs written about the occasion.
Aside from the fascinating stories
provided through, these captions,
they give a teaching model for
Qthers in creating family story
books.
There’s the story of Christian
Rohter who purchased two square
miles in Missouri which he divided
with the hopes that each of his five
daughters would marry a man from
the Midwest and would then be
given one of the farms. But
parents’ dreams for their children
were no more likely to succeed
then as now. Only one of the
daughters married a man from the
Midwest, two died at a young age,
one never married, and another
married a countiqn and settled in
Lancaster County.
People who live in the same
community the longest and have
access to the most documentation
usually value heirlooms the least
of all people, according to Siegrist
Siegrist compiled these pictures
over a 12-year span. This is an
unprecedented book holding the
largest known published collec
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from 1855-1935 of Lancaster
County.
Siegrist is now on a crusade to
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The demand for these services
caused Siegrist to launch another
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Both Siegrist and her husband,
J. Donald Siegrist, M.D., grew up
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