The three ornaments above are among the newest additions to the tree. Of the people in these photos, only Darius J. Pettis is my direct-line ancestor. William Efner and Marceline Corneilson were half-siblings of my direct-line ancestors, and Paul was my second cousin, twice removed.
The five ornaments above are all direct-line ancestors with the exception of Mrs. Micajah Pettis. I believe this is Micajah's second wife, Mary Margaret Maxfield. His first wife, Tryphena Sedgwick, died in 1842. These five ornaments and the ones in the following four pictures were given to me by my daughter. Because they're the ones I started with, they're all direct-line ancestors except Mrs. Pettis above and my aunts and uncles which are included in the John Krentz family portrait along with my dad and his parents.
These last three ornaments are two-sided.
The John Krentz family portrait was easily divided down the middle in Paint Shop Pro. My uncles don't actually have their heads cut off! They are very slightly tucked under the frame though and, in the image below, the frame is casting a shadow.
Below is the last of the new frames I bought. I had to hang my dashing Uncle Karl on the tree, and my talented aunt, the poet Bonnie Elizabeth Parker.
Oh, did I say "the last of the new frames?" By that I meant "the last of the new frames which already have pictures in them." Because, in fact, there are five new new frames which I haven't filled yet, and a couple more on the way.
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Love the tree! Just an FYI this is an "out of print/production" Hallmark item but the tree and the ornaments can still be found on Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/VHTF-Hallmark-The-Family-Tree-Large-22-X-22-w-5-Frame_W0QQitemZ260555763791QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3caa55704f#ht_4497wt_902
I've been watching several of the Hallmark Family Tree items on ebay, Thomas. Anyone interested needs to know there are different size trees--two, I think--one 15" and the other 22". I have the larger one. I'd suggest browsing a bit and watching what things actually sell for, and making a list of items you want. Then you can add up what it's actually going to cost when all is said and done before you commit any money to the project. It's fairly spendy. There seems to be no shortage of buyers for these items. And on the flip side, it seems there's a steady stream of them showing up for sale.
The two silver items I wrote about yesterday are from a different series, Hallmark Motherhood. They're slightly larger in scale. The 22" tree has room to accomodate them in the arches at the bottom of the branches, but the 15" tree doesn't have that kind of space.
I just HAD to comment on these - LOVE LOVE LOVE it! This is just beautiful and the frames are wonderful. You're doing a beautiful job filling them. This is a great project.
Oh-my-gosh, these (photos and frames and tree) are absolutely beautiful! I love, love, love them! What a lot of time and attention they took, I'm sure. Thanks for sharing them with us.
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