About OPOAA

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Old Photographs of African Americans- Unknown Faces

VISIT THE SITE @ WWW.OPOAA.COM

African American families members who know a great deal about their family genealogy, are true family historians. As a researcher I found that the resources and documentation for african americans were scarce due to the history being thrown away or destroyed. To preserve the history, there is information to collect, people to talk to, documents to order, and several avenues to take.

OPOAA's Avenue:

Is an attempt to share those Unknown Family Photographs with others, as well as submitters photographs, in hopes to identify or reunite the photographs with family members that are featured on OPOAA sites.

Photographs submitted that may have come from an old Photo Album, or have been found in Attic Boxes, under Coffee Tables, or in a Family Trunk.

~What ever the source~

We all have them, photographs with the faces that no one can recognize.

After the dusting off of the Old Photographs for a showing it usually goes something like this.......

WHO'S THIS?........I DON'T KNOW.

Soooooo, we're all accused of not putting the names and dates on the backs of our photographs, making it impossible to know who the subjects were, and when and where the photographs were taken, for future references.

OPOAA's Goal:

Make aware that sharing and talking about the history of those Old Family Photographs with our children and family members are important, so they may pass them on to their next generations, and family historians to preserve the history.

All Photographs welcomed.
Regardless of Nationality.
Some of our Ancestors may have been
of another race.

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The sites main objective is sharing UNKNOWN Subjects within Old Photographs! There is a section called Rightful Owners where visitors can share some of their old photographs of their family members (Known Subjects) for future historians that may happen to stumble on the site and find a old photograph of thier ancestor.

[Ruminatus San]

I do have some photos but they're of family members that don't feel good about all these
new things being used by young folks so I won't be able to give them up. but i'll look thru
what i have and perhaps i can find some that won't be so tender about being placed on
the site.