LOST FACES is my collection of Family Photo Albums. One of my hobbies is going to antique auctions, stores, flea markets and garage sales. Whenever I spot one of those old Photo Albums from the 1800s with family pictures, I have to buy it! I can't bear the thought that the album and photos will be lost or destroyed. Even though they aren't my ancestors, and they can be very expensive, I can't walk away without it.
Lost Faces is my way of saving these genealogy treasures and preserving historical documents. I have albums that contain funeral cards, memorial cards, obituaries, Christmas cards, and hand-written genealogies. My goal is to eventually place all these albums online for all to see
I have just finished scanning and uploading all the cabinet card photos plus a few Cartes de visite from the Alexander & Boomhauer Family Photo Album.
You can view the photos at
Alexander & Boomhauer Family Photo Album
Frank Alexander, Travelling Photographer took many of the photos in this lovely album and some are of his family. The photos appear to be of a family descended from John Boomhower aka Boomhauer and his wife Submit Whitcomb. Their children and descendants are in the photographs.
Surnames: Boomhower, Boomhauer, Alexander, Simpson, Lawton, Stewart, Babcock, Dobbs, Leaman
Locations: Iowa, New York, Wisconsin