New Family Project and a documentation of our History

Oct 30

Grandma Alice, Clarice Daniel, Robert, Philip, EJ, Victor, Grandpa Ernest. At Aunt Clarice’s wedding.

New Project for the Fager Family. I am doing a historical calendar of our family. It will have photos going back to prior to the civil war and moving forward and it will center on my Aunt and Uncles and my parents.

The Beginning of Fager Brother Contractors?

The generation before me were members of the “Greatest Generation”. I can only say that yes they are perfect examples. This makes for good calendar material as you will see.

first photo Frank and Marie Mileur. second Photo John, Mary, Ernest and Marie Fager. third photo Sebastian Fager.

The first few months it is about our ancestry, our great and great great grand parents. They are the foundation of our heritage immigrants looking for a new land to call home and their children who start fulfilling their dream.

Geraldine (Gerry) and Earnest Philip (Philip) Fager

Then we devote a month each to Each one of my Aunts and Uncles. I purposefully picked photos of when they were first starting out. We always see our parents as our parents. They are grown and mature, we don’t see them as young adults trying to figure it out just like we were.

The next page after the Aunts and Uncles is a tribute to our military history. Many of the Fager men served, again going back to the Civil War. The pride I feel of their service carried me through my own time in service.

Civil Water - Frank Fager, WWI - Ernest P Fager Sr. WWII - Victor, Edmond, Philip, Robert, and Daniel Fager.

There is History, Memories, Pride, Sorrow and Happiness in the photos. But mostly what I see in these photos is Love. I tried to add a little love of my own.

One of the last photos of the Fager Greatest Generation.

This project was a labor of love. Once I started it, I finished it in less than 2 days. I am proud of my family and I hope you enjoy the pages from the calendar I used.

Until next time

The Redleg Photographer