My maternal grandmother, Elizabeth (Dague) DeVoe, is posing for you in a flower dress standing on a small grassy hill. She’s behind what we presume to be her home. The air seems warm — the leaves are quite full — …
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It’s Judy DeVoe, my maternal aunt, smiling for a pose as she sits on her bed at home. She’s sporting a watch, a ring, presumably some lipstick, and is enjoying teenager life in her button-up shirt/light coat. The lone wall-decor …
I dabble around with different web resources for my genealogy and photo interests. MyHeritage (which I’m not a member of), recently unveiled a new feature wherein you can upload black and white photos for an automated colorization process. This technology …
Celebrating love ❤️ 💕 💘 and its imagery today — with this fine double-date photo of the couple Chapman, that is Matt’s maternal aunt Judy DeVoe and uncle Jerry Chapman, here seated centrally, with Judy tenderly leaning in for a …
I know that mid-century formal wear can evoke a “Mad-Men” style-vibe — aware here of the fashion and style reference but without any experience seeing the show itself. So it’s in that thought that I present my maternal grandfather, Donald …
Donald DeVoe (Matt’s maternal grandfather) is pictured here, puffing off his pipe, while seated in a metal swing chair. This home looks like Gaylord St House, where the young DeVoe family lived before building their ultimate family home on Janice …
I enjoy this black-and-white window to the 50’s, in what looks like a nice autumn day at the park. We find the family car sitting behind the entire DeVoe family, posed with two Henning cousins. My mother, Penny DeVoe is …
Here we find a teenage Terri Chapman, floor-dwelling on what I presume is Christmas morning in her Evergreen House living room. Her (and my) maternal grandparents Don and Betty DeVoe are watching on. I spot a Christmas tree on the …
It’s an August birthday celebration for (left to right), Tracy Chapman, Betty (Dague) DeVoe, and Terri Chapman. Maternal first cousins to Matt flanking his (and theirs), maternal grandmother. Ziggy is hand-frosted in the customary detailed and skilled fashion by my …
Fun to see the 2 Chapman girls (Matt’s maternal cousins), Terri Chapman (left) and Tracy (Chapman) Stoll (right) with their maternal great-grandmother (mine as well) in the middle at her armchair — that’s Bertha (VanMeter) Dague. There is Christmas decor …
What a satisfied smile on my maternal grandmother (Betty DeVoe)’s face, as she poses in front of a brick wall. The back of the photo is helpful here: I believe this is Betty’s handwriting. So we get the exact date …
Here at wisepics, we are always looking for new ways to share these treasured photographic memories. The new feature is called, “InfoBox” and we’ll aim to include one with each photograph. Here’s an example: Let’s unpack what we are trying …
Welcome to the meal, served by Matt’s maternal great-grandparents, Bert and Bertha Dague. Bert is happy to throw a happy look to the camera, while Bertha is focused on the task at hand. This was scanned from a copy, so …
Look at Terri (left) and Tracy (right) Chapman — maternal cousins to Matt — posing in full girl scout attire in their front yard, sharing the space with a family of decor ducks. The processing date Dec 74 is still …
It looks to be date night for a dressy Judy DeVoe (Chapman) and Jerry Chapman, Matt’s maternal aunt/uncle. There are smiles and a bouquet of flowers. For date, we have a handwritten clue on the back, “October 6, 1961” — …
Outdoors, standing near a fence, barn-like structure in the back — here you find Burt Dague and Bertha VanMeter (Dague) (two of Matt’s maternal great-grandparents) in formal dress during what looks like summer time around — I’ll guess based on …
I was continuing the work through photos and came upon this house. It’s obscured by a nice mature tree in the front yard. It’s from the Terri Chapman collection, so you know it’s likely Lodi vicinity — well looking around …
Here’s Matt’s cousin Tracy Chapman (Stoll) — great toddler photo of her with a telephone. The back of the photo indicates she’s 1.5 years old — so would likely be early 1965, with her mom being pregnant with Terri!
Great oval-framed portrait of a young Bertha Mae VanMeter (Matt’s maternal great-grandmother). Finely coiffed and bowed — a kind and soft expression. I estimate her to be around 16-18 years old, so around 1898-1900 as she was born in 1882. …
Here is Judy DeVoe, biking her way down Janice St in Lodi, right in front of her home. In the back you see neighboring 231 Janice St — home of her future husband, Jerry Chapman. It looks like there’s still …
Classic shot with a classic automobile here — as we find seated centrally, Joseph “Joe” DeVoe (Matt’s maternal great grandfather) with his two sons, Donald DeVoe (left) — Matt’s maternal grandfather — and John “Jack” DeVoe (right). Fun details: the …
A smirky smile greets you as you find toddler Jerry Chapman (Matt’s maternal uncle, by marriage) sitting out on the rocky step. He’s clutching toys or foodstuffs in each hand. You’ve got to appreciate the suspenders and the black shiny …
To celebrate her birthday today — happy birthday!! — I cleaned up this shot of my mother — here a toddler-age Penny DeVoe (Wise) looking off contemplatively into the distance. She’s got a ponytail and I’m going to guess the …
Toddler Jerry Chapman (Matt’s maternal uncle, by marriage) here, walking with his pull-toy and giving a nice look of wonder or curiosity back to the camera. Jerry appears about 1.5-2 years old — so I place this around the transition …
Here we find a young Judy DeVoe (Chapman) — Matt’s maternal aunt — estimated as around age 5, making this around 1946 — and it looks to be winter-time with the bare trees in the window reflections. Notice her mother …