Some of you will have seen this particular picture before. I receieved it from my dad, who received it from my grandfather, who receieved it from his mother (my great grandmother). While it has been in the family for a while, I know little about it. It is probably not terribly important, but the fact that it has passed through four generations makes it special to me.

I had to take the picture out of its frame to photograph it, and found something interesting. On the backside of the cardboard backing that was holding the photo in place, there is some information. Apparently, the cardboard was originally from a parcel. It’s interesting how seemingly meaningless things from generations ago become clues to a forgotten story. Here is one of the stickers that was on the parcel:

This clearly states that the parcel was shipped in 1933, meaning the picture is at least that old. The owner of the parcel is a bit of a mystery to me too:

I am not sure who this is, but maybe some of my older relatives do? Chances are slim I’m sure, but it is interesting just the same! Because I can’t read Ukranian (at least, I *think* thats what language this is written in) I have no idea what the picture is about other than it is religious orthodox in nature.

I’d love to know more about this picture, if anyone out there has any information! You can see the full-resolution photo of the picture by clicking here (easier to read the text).

Update: Just talked with Grandpa, he says that Nick Halyk was his grandmother’s brother (my great great grandmother’s brother) and Birmingham was only a few kilometers from the town he grew up in. Interesting that this picture could have passed through five generations!