This Month Marks 20 Years of Show & Tell  ❤

Woah...has it been two DECADES already?! This month marks officially 20 years of AncientFaces. [logo.png]( [Photos]( [Bios]( [Topics]( [Families]( 2020 Marks 20 Years of AncientFaces This month marks officially 20 years of AncientFaces. In September 2000, we released the first version of AncientFaces - a place where [Pam (Kroetch) Marks]( envisioned everyone could share old family photos to add to our family trees. Over the last two decades AncientFaces has grown from a few hundred old photos to over 1 million images containing 200 million biographies maintained by a community of 285k+ members. This initial concept has grown into a mission shared by many; we firmly believe that everyone deserves to be remembered. AncientFaces has evolved into a place to share the stories about who our loved ones really were through biographies. Bios include all of the basic details (dates, locations and family trees), but more importantly include photos, memories & stories that have been passed down. When we create these profiles of our loved ones we give them an online footprint which they never had the opportunity to create for themselves. Other people add their stories, recollections and photos, and through our collaborative efforts we '[Show & Tell the Story]( of the people that matter most. We wish to thank each and every one of you for making this community so special. Here's to another 20 years of free family history! - [Daniel]( [Kathy]( [Grace]( all of us @ [Thelma (Stoddert) Godette]( [Samuel G Berry]( [Rachel L Copelan]( [2nd Great Aunt Nancy]( [Rachel L Copelan]( [Ralph J Nunziato]( [Diana Rigg]( [Laverne Cervenka]( [Leonard L Pfister]( [Paulette (Menge) Whittington]( [Manitou Park Incline]( [Frog Hunting Soldiers]( [Peter Pan School in California]( [Mittie Lee Gardner]( [Lillian Stockman]( [Five Brave Cliffhangers of 1890]( [Three ethnic women with guitar]( [Gassaway Lewis]( [Hugh Roy Williams]( [Harold L White]( [Diana Rigg The Avengers reunion]( [1983 Freeport High School Girls' J.V....]( [Blackwell Zinc Smelter Baseball Team]( [Christmas Tree Lights at Woodcliffe F...]( [View all photos]( [The History of Voting in the United States]( [The History of Voting in the United States]( [Most Americans have their first voting experience in school - class president, vice-president, and other officers are chosen every year. So begins their foray into democracy. In the beginning of our democracy, only white men who were property owners could vote. In the succeeding decades, African-Americans and women were added to the Constitution, giving a voice to those who were previously left out. And yet, many do not choose to exercise their right. In 1828, 57.6% of those eligible voted, in 1876 a high of 81.8% men voted. Since then, there has been a steady decline in those who have participated. In 2016, the voting age population was 250+ million but those who turned out to vote numbered a mere 138+ million - only 55.5% of those eligible. If you think that this is a low percentage, it was higher than the previous half century when the percentage hovered around 50%.]( [Read more]( Social Highlights [Alfredo to Lucella]( [I want to know his story! On the back: Alfredo to Lucella. Who is Alfredo? When was this elegant photo taken? So many questions. Do you see any clues?]( [1920's Fashionable Lady]( [AncientFaces is constantly reuniting 'orphan' photos with their families. To help solve the mystery of these faces, we've just enabled a new topic called "Lost & Found". One of MY recently added favorites is this fashionable woman. The photo was bought by someone who, like many of us, couldn't leave her in an antique store. Any clues jump out at you that could help solve this mystery?]( [Flight 93 Memorial to victims of 9/11]( [Where were you and what were you doing on 9/11?]( [Diana Rigg, Mrs. Peel]( [What role was your favorite? From Emma Peel in the '60s to Lady Olenna Tyrell in the Game of Thrones, Diana Rigg brought entertainment to generations of people on both sides of the Pond. A member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg died today September 10th 2020]( [Pilot Orville Wright plane crash kills Lt. Selfridge - 1st airplane fatality]( [Does flying scare you or thrill you? Today in 1908 Orville Wright broke new records when he flew a plane solo for over an hour. Then on Sept 17 he crashed while flying, killing his passenger Lt. Thomas Selfridge, making him the first person to die in a powered airplane crash. This is the aftermath of the flight on Sept 17.]( [See what's going on]( [#ancientfaces]( [instagram.png]( [facebook.png]( [twitter.png]( [tumblr.png]( [pinterest.png]( [linkedin.png]( Our mailing address is: AncientFaces 65 Washington StSanta Clara, California 95050 [Add us to your address book]( You are receiving this email because you opted to receive select information from AncientFaces.com. © 2020 AncientFaces llc [unsubscribe]( | [update email preferences](