u/Acyoung143

I’m somewhat familiar with the Ecclesiastical Latin the Catholic Church uses in its letters. But if anyone else has any info they’d like to also share on that I’m open to advice. I’m unsure if it’s supposed to be a location name, the person above him has Roxbury listed in their observation box so that lead me to believe it’s a place name. But the year or number 1821 peaked my interest as my family didn’t move from Italy to Boston till 1901.

Also the place of birth place of my 2nd great grandfather I believe says St. Assunta in Rometta Italy. Please if somone thinks it’s something different do correct me because I feel I could be wrong. Thank you guys!

My dad died when I was 3 so I never really got to know him. But my mom gave me this camera he had found and held onto all his life when I was young since I’ve had a fascination for photography for as long as I can remember. I’ve held onto it myself ever since. It’s a Wirgin Delux medium format folding camera with a Wollensak Velostigmat 75mm f/4.5 lense. Dated to around the 1940s to early 1950s. I bought one roll of Harman Phoenix II 200 iso color negative 120 film to see if it still works. I found a place in town that will develop if I’m able to get some exposures. I’m excited and hoping it works so I can feel that connection to my dad. I feel like he’d be happy to know that I’m using (or trying to at least) to a camera he found and felt the need to hold onto his whole life. And that I’m giving it another life. Wish me luck everyone. I did want to ask though if anybody has any tips or suggestions for me in using this camera as this will be my first time working with an analog camera. And if anybody has any information on this specific camera please lmk :).

Context: my mom passed 2 years ago and I’m going through some photos I haven’t had access to since she died. I found this one of one of her cats from when she was younger and I want to know if there’s any significance to the cards in the cats paw?

I’m having trouble making this out, thankyou!

Hello everyone idk if this is possible it seems like it might be too faded. But I’ve been down a rabbit hole trying to figure out a name chance it seems my 3rd great grandfather made. So I’m looking for all the clues I can and I’m the top left corner of this birth record I think could be my 2nd great grandmothers there is writing that looks to have been erased and really curious as to what it may have said.

The image might be clearer if you go to this website and put in the Certificate number 307605, birth record, Manhattan