Grannie Annie Collie
A couple of years ago, my cousin brought me several rusted old trunks that sat in a shed on her parents property…
The Mitchell Family, circa 1870s
I have coloured and re-coloured this family portrait several times, as I learned new techniques to apply to my projects. This photo of my Scottish ancestors was taken in Inverness, Scotland in the 1870s
Visit to Grannie Annie Collie
Christine Procter and her brood visiting her mother and grandmother in Manitoba, circa 1910
Scottish ladies on Vancouver Island
Here’s another multi-generational photo from my family history collection. As I coloured this photo of my Scottish ancestors, I tried to put myself in the shoes of my great-grandmother Christine (the youngest).
Ann Collie (nee Rose), 1828-1917
This photo of my great-great-great-grandmother Ann Rose in the 1850s is the oldest photo in my collection. Several photos of Ann show her reading - perhaps an inclination towards books and reading is in my DNA?
Four generations of my Scottish ancestors
My great grandmother Christine Procter (nee Mitchell) with her first-born child Dorothy, my 2X great-grandmother Sarah Mitchell (nee Collie)…