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it's weird to see your family's features on other people's faces

  • Mar. 3rd, 2008 at 9:10 PM
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I just clicked on a studio portrait of a Mille Lac Ojibwe family from 1912, and I was startled to recognize features from my mom's side of the family. The mom in the pic looks just like my Aunt Bub (she hates the name Mildred) and has that odd round-squished Lyon nose (that I was so glad to not inherit). Or we have her nose. Either way, that was mildly disconcerting.  Thanks to Nuala for the link that led me to this. I love old pictures and beading stuff.

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