The DeFries family must have treasured their photos. At least that’s what I think when I look at my pink velvet album that was put together well over 100 years ago. Then, to top it off, I learned this weekend that there’s another similar velvet DeFries photo album!
Connie Bishop, a DeFries descendent shared photos of her DeFries’ albums and they are quite similar to mine.
Connie’s a descendent of Jacob and Anje DeFries’ son Harm Jacob DeFries while my family line is Jacob and Anje’s daughter Mary (Maria).
Below is what my album looks like. Read the post entitled “DeFries Velvet Photo Album” for more detail on mine.
I think this is fascinating. Connie and I wonder if there are other DeFries’ albums still extant, maybe ones with photos that are identified. Wouldn’t that be awesome?
Further Reading
- Old DeFries Photos with a link to my Flick. Can you help identify any?
- My spreadsheet that lists identifiers for each of the photos, DeFries Pink Album listings.
Relative Storyboards 
That’s great about Harm’s family album. It would be lovely if there were, in fact, some identified photos out there.
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This is amazing. How did you find Connie Bishop? Was Aunt Bertha unable to identify any of these photos? It seems like she didn’t remember who anyone was, but I wasn’t sure.
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I first made contact with Connie in about 2002 probably through a DeFries genealogy forum. Recently, I decided to contact her again about the pink velvet album photos.
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