July 1, 2012

My Grandfather's magical photos.

I was helping my grandpa with some photos on his computer the other day and I stumbled across a few gems that I knew I had to share with you!
This has got to be on of my favorite photos that I came across in my grandpa's files. This was my Auntie Weezy's (she was my grandpa's sister Louise, but we called her Auntie Weezy) diner-The Rosenort Grill & Grocery, that opened on Dec 10, 1960. My grandpa is the one smack dab in the middle of the photo. This was the day that Premier Roblin came for a visit. Don't you just love everything about this picture? The hats! The dapper-looking men! The fridge! Stay tuned for a post all about this cute little Diner in a few weeks!

I thought this was such a sweet one too...I just love all of the outfits! It just makes you wonder where they were all headed after this photo was taken, doesn't it?
 Winter in Rosenort. I wish my grandpa would have kept all of his old cars!

My aunts and uncle, and my mom is on the right! What a cutie!

This looks like a hectic bus ride, but I wish I could have been a fly on the wall!

My Uncle James. In a boat. On a trip to Africa.

My grandpa with my mom (in the little red turtleneck) and my aunts and uncles. They got to travel a lot because of my grandpa's job-lucky kids!

xo, Erin

29 comments:

  1. Wow, wow, wow! What amazing photos. You are very lucky to have such a great record of your grandfather's past.

    Becky
    xx

    http://www.beckybedbug.com

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  2. I love old photos. They are so much fun to look at. Love these!

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  3. I love all of these! So colorful and sweet

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  4. These are incredible! What an amazing find!xo

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  5. How sweet! I love looking through old family photos. That diner shot is great :]

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  6. hi!my name is elaine slough, and i am orginally from niverville. i really enjoyed the pictures, and i recognized alot of the people!! my mom is good friends with some of your grandma's sibs.i also know your granparents from way back,and some of your aunts and uncles....dan, and darryl mostly.
    your mom's cousin, don hildebrand recommended reading your blog, and i have been ever since!
    my hubby pete, and i manage an mcc thrift shop in riverton, mb. lots of retro/ vintage stuff comes through the doors, and sometimes i think i should call you guys to come by for a buying spree!!
    keep enjoying what you do!!!
    elaine (nee peters) in case you want to say hi from me sometime.

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  7. What fantastic pictures! I love the diner :-) I visited my 97 year old Grandpa recently and we looked all his old photographs. He had some fantastic suits!

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  8. Ahh the diner and the cars - love it! I like how all the men look so sharp. And a nickname like Weezy? Awesome!

    My mom let me have a box of my grandparents photos and it definitely takes you back to that time. My favorite is one of my Grandma in a tree with a bottle in one hand and a smoke in another when she was in her 20's which was so unlike her lol

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  9. These are all so wonderful! I love it when a photo makes me feel like I'm being transported back in time!

    Sarah
    theantiquepearl.blogspot.com

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  10. Fantastic shots. I especially love the coloring of the first one!

    Thank you for sharing.

    Anna

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  11. Aww, how cute! I love old photographs...

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  12. I love the pictures! I wouldn't mind at all having those vintage dresses :-)
    Xo

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  13. I love old photos! When my grandfather passed away at the beginning of the year, we went through lots of old photos to put together a video and they were incredible!

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  14. These photos are gorgeous/awesome/amazing! I love looking for all the small details in old photos.

    xo, Michelle
    neonrattail.blogspot.com

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  15. Such fun photos! Thanks for sharing! So great to have such great memories captured! xo Heather

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  16. This is so sweet! :) I love the photo of the bus...it looks so joyous!!

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  17. So sweet :)
    The bus ride is my favorite!

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  18. Oh wow, I love old photos and these are AMAZING!! Really show the fashions and vibe of the time!

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  19. Great old photos. So precious.

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  20. i love the outfits in second picture.so vintage...great post

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  21. Those were really fun BUT...I want to see the Transparent Woman and Man! ;o) Thanks for sharing.

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  22. Very cool! I love looking at old photos, especially of my relatives when they were younger.

    http://subjectivelysimple.blogspot.com/

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  23. These photographs are precious! Nothing better than looking through old photos and hearing stories about them :)

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  24. The woman in the very middle, I have her dress! That exact dress!

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  25. Funny coincidence as I am going through boxes of my parents pictures. It is like going through a treasure chest of vintage goodies.
    I am always amazed at how well centered these old photos are, but then of course you come across the ones where the feet or legs are entirely cut off.....lol.

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  26. these are such darling photographs, what a treat

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  27. Lovely, sweet photos. What amazes me is how much care women took with their hair then! :)

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  28. That diner photo is great! Excited to see more about it :)

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  29. I love the hats hanging on the wall in the diner.

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