Recreating family photos: Honoring our ancestors

Photographs are a great inspiration to see family similarities, past and present. Have you ever been told that you resemble an ancestor?

We often see old photographs and want to learn the stories behind the faces in our family tree. Christine McConnell decided to take this further and actually “become” her ancestors in a beautiful portrait series.

Honoring seven generations of women on her maternal lineage, Christine recreated these photos using herself and showed them side by side. The similarities are uncanny and demonstrate how family connections also extend to appearances.

Martha (born 1821) Great-great-great-grandmother (Image credit: Christine McConell)

Recreated photos can make family history come alive in the present, and are an interesting way to link to those ancestors whom we may have never met.

Preserving those photos are also important, and you can do that easily by uploading them directly to your MyHeritage family site.

Have you ever replicated old family photos of ancestor or childhood photos? Let us know in the comments below!