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how lovely reggie and something to treasure ,i dont have any family photso im only child and all the photos i had of my parents and g.parents my 1st husband destroyed them when i divorced him so i have nothing,so im very happy for you amerry xmas and all the bset to you and yours for 2007 joyce from hollandx

REG...X HAVE AN EVEN BETTER NEW YEAR. PIPS XX

How nice for you When my grand father died his 2nd wife burned all their photos as she thought that nobody wanted them. Never thought to ask anybody first just in case. Mum was so annoyed. So now you can have it digitally restored and enlarged Best Wishes to you and thanks for the help you have offered through out the year

Hi Reggie, This is nothing short of what YOU deserve. I am so happy for you X After all the years of help and kindness you have shown so many other people on GR and over the Internet, this couldn't have happened to a nicer person. Enjoy ... MERRY CHRISTMAS XX

So very pleased for you, Reg. Wishing a happy Christmas to you and yours.

reg I have often wanted to say how helpful you are on GR with all the lookups that you do for so many people and im sure its more appreciated than you know. I am so glad that GR has helped you receive something that is important to anyones past and their memories you deserve it. have a lovely christmas clare

That's really nice to hear Reggie, you should post this on 'success' :)

It's nice to know the true meaning of christmas is still around Reg. Merry Christmas x

What a wonderful Christmas present Reggie, I am really pleased for you. Sue

Reggie I can feel your Joy radiating throughout this thread Merry Christmas Elaine x

how lovely reg i remember when i first met my brother after 30yrs of been apart he brought a picture of me as a baby.the earliest picture i had ever had of me was when i was about 5 and started school.so i was over joyed to be able to have a least 1 pic of me unfortunatly he didnt have 1 of my sis so she still doesnt have a pic of her as a baby hugs bacardi xxxxxxxx

That is just so lovely.. Janet xx

Oh Reggie, That really is a heartwarming story for Christmas!!

awww how lovely!! xx

How fantastic Reg, I bet you're absolutely thrilled. Photos are part of life now that cameras are so cheap but the majority of pictures just get stored away and not looked at for years. But the the really important pictures are the ones we hold in our minds and hearts. We can always summon up a picture of those we love and of important events but it is also nice to have something physical too. You never know, maybe there may be more where that came from. Have a great Christmas. Dawnx

Reg, what a wonderful Christmas present you have just received - it truly reflects the REAL meaning of Christmas. Thankyou for posting this heartwarming tale - it's brought tears to my eyes. Jay

My mother died when I was 7……..my father re-married, and then he died when I was just 15. I joined the Army in 1962, and when I went ‘home’ on leave, found that my stepmother had destroyed all the albums of family photographs which related to my childhood with my parents. Her ‘reason’ was that, because I hadn’t taken them with me, I obviously didn’t want them! My father’s funeral in 1956 was the last time I had any contact with any ‘real’ relations………. until January this year, when I had an e-mail from a GR member, who turned out to be a cousin. I had last seen him and his two siblings in approx 1944, when my mother and I visited them. You can probably imagine how I felt……….. We’ve kept in contact through the year, and I’ve also had ongoing contact with his sister, which has been so gratifying. This morning, I opened a Christmas card, and out fell a photo of me taken shortly before my second birthday………sent by the youngest sibling, whose first contact this is. So, when anyone asks me about my ‘best Christmas present’……..there’s no doubt what my answer will be………. Merry Christmas to all GR friends………from a very happy Reg

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