LOUISA PELTIER-BRAND, SYLVESTER BRAND GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS Photos...
MY FAMOUS GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Louisa Peltier-Brand pictured with her husband Sylvester J. Brand, a Civil War veteran and former mayor of Blufton, Ohio, circa 1850s.

I think looking at clear pictures of one's great-great grandparents is a gift that most people don't have because their pictures were either never made, or they were lost. But I think preserving and documenting this information is one of the most important gifts we can invest in to leave behind — knowing who we are are where we come from....

This antique great-great-grandparents photograph is one of the 500 scans and digital restorations I did for a 45–minute family documentary movie DVD. An editied version of the movie may be viewed free on
G. BALLARD's Reels page.