If anyone would like updates on my "Great American Family Album" project, or would like to contribute photos, stories, or funding for the project, please visit the Kickstarter page! The Kickstarter funding will go on for 60 days, but I will accept book submissions through the end of the calendar year. Thank you for your support & please spread the word!!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/21829006/the-great-american-family-album
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Saturday, April 7, 2012
The Great American Family Album - PLEASE READ & SHARE!
This is a serious project that will be turned into a real, published book by Emily Apple and any parties she sees fit to assist her in this goal.
I am looking for people to mail me family photos with the family stories behind them to be combined into one "Great American Family Album" and published as a book. This is a real project, and I am looking for real photos and real stories to tell the overall story of the array of different American families throughout our history and today.
*BY SENDING ME PHOTOS AND STORIES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE THE OWNER OF THE PHOTOS, YOUR STORIES ARE YOUR OWN TELLING, AND THAT YOU GIVE PERMISSION FOR BOTH TO BE REPRODUCED FOR PROFIT. If you choose, your family name or your names can be INCLUDED as a contributor or OMITTED for anonymity.
Photos and stories, along with any other contributions to the project, can be mailed to:
The Great American Family Album
c/o Emily Apple
PO Box 64
203 1st Street
Moro, OR 97039
OR, you can email contributions to:
thegreatamericanfamilyalbu
Again, this is a real project that I have been considering for a long time, and I want to make it special. ANY family story is acceptable - the joyful, the painful, and everything in between. Send me your humor, your sadness, your pride & joy, your dreams, your anger, your memories, your regrets, and your family's stories as you want them to be remembered and shared with the world.
I will accept contributions through the end of the calendar year.
THANK YOU! Please invite your friends to participate - I want people from all over the country - young and old, all races, creeds, religions, and lifestyles! Pets, friends, partners, lovers, spouses, children, 3rd cousins - any relationships YOU call your FAMILY.
I am looking for people to mail me family photos with the family stories behind them to be combined into one "Great American Family Album" and published as a book. This is a real project, and I am looking for real photos and real stories to tell the overall story of the array of different American families throughout our history and today.
*BY SENDING ME PHOTOS AND STORIES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE THE OWNER OF THE PHOTOS, YOUR STORIES ARE YOUR OWN TELLING, AND THAT YOU GIVE PERMISSION FOR BOTH TO BE REPRODUCED FOR PROFIT. If you choose, your family name or your names can be INCLUDED as a contributor or OMITTED for anonymity.
Photos and stories, along with any other contributions to the project, can be mailed to:
The Great American Family Album
c/o Emily Apple
PO Box 64
203 1st Street
Moro, OR 97039
OR, you can email contributions to:
thegreatamericanfamilyalbu
Again, this is a real project that I have been considering for a long time, and I want to make it special. ANY family story is acceptable - the joyful, the painful, and everything in between. Send me your humor, your sadness, your pride & joy, your dreams, your anger, your memories, your regrets, and your family's stories as you want them to be remembered and shared with the world.
I will accept contributions through the end of the calendar year.
THANK YOU! Please invite your friends to participate - I want people from all over the country - young and old, all races, creeds, religions, and lifestyles! Pets, friends, partners, lovers, spouses, children, 3rd cousins - any relationships YOU call your FAMILY.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Our Oregon Trail - Part 2
Our trip continues!
It was great to relax a little after that long drive. We stayed the night at the Super 8, had breakfast the next morning, and headed for Mt. Rushmore!
Heading to the monument!
On our way to our next stop, Cody, Wyoming!
Our Thursday drive through Wyoming.
Thursday night, we stayed at another Super 8 in Cody, Wyoming; Cody is named for Buffalo Bill Cody, legend of the old West! We went out for dinner at Buffalo Bill's Restaurant at the historic Irma Hotel. It was amazing! The hotel was stunning - a completely preserved interior - and the food was incredible. We each had a Buffalo Bill beer, prime rib, twice baked potato, and salad bar, and our bill was under $40. So not only was it a fantastic meal in a historic & beautiful place, it was also the best deal we've ever found on a date!
Well, that takes us through Thursday night. I'll pick up on Friday morning in the next post, when we head to Montana!
. . . to be continued . . .
On Wednesday night, after the long drive through Minnesota and South Dakota, we reached Hill City in the Black Hills and stayed at the Super 8 there. When we got there, we hit the pool right away!
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| Ready to head down to the pool! (No, we didn't bring Drake) |
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| In the pool - probably one of my favorite photos of us ever. |
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| Hot Tub! |
Heading through the Black Hills...
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| The view from the Mt. Rushmore parking structure! |
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| The guys. :) |
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| The state flags on display. |
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| My beloved MITTEN |
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| Our new home |
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| Us @ Mount Rushmore! |
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| Happy camper! |
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| Heading down the Hills |
Then, we drove through Deadwood and took a quick look....
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| Didn't see Bill & Calam though :/ |
On our way to our next stop, Cody, Wyoming!
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| We made it to Wyoming! |
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| Driving through Wyoming |
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| Right behind me, all the way. <3 |
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| Scenic overlook we stopped at. |
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| Enjoying the sights together! |
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| My handsome man. |
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| My handsome boy. |
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| It gets cold up in the mountains! |
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| Drake has his baby & is ready to roll! |
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| Another scenic overlook |
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| Taking more photos of his car & stuff. |
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| We made it to our next checkpoint! |
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| Buffalo Bill's Restaurant in the Irma Hotel |
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| Our big dinner date on the trip! |
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| We may like them cooked totally different, but we agreed it was the best prime we'd ever had! |
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| lubblesyous |
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| Proof of the outrageously good deal dinner was! |
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| Full & happy. |
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| Having a blast!!! |
. . . to be continued . . .
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