rosecarmel I have a photo of her in the same school taken some years later so was able to pick her out instantly. It was lovely to see her smiling as I know she felt very insecure as a child growing up in near poverty - she won a scholarship to the school but her mum couldn't afford proper shoes for her so she had to wear boots which she hated 
Sharing the picture with my elder son on WhatsApp started a long conversation about family resemblances which sometimes aren't apparent at the time. Looking at Mum so young I can definitely see myself in her face. Still can't get over the pure chance of finding the picture!
Lovely story! 
We found an old video of my friend was sadly died 10 years ago leaving 4 children and DH transferred it to a file that my daughter was able to email to her daughter - it was the first time this young woman had heard her mum’s voice in those 10 years. Technology can be a wonderful thing
How wonderful
I was looking through the Facebook group for my old home town this morning and found a school photo from 1932. I was absolutely delighted to see my mum on it aged 12 - the youngest photo I have of her! My sons are equally thrilled and as my youngest said how amazed would she have been back then to think that her 44 year old grandson would be able to see it on the other side of the world! The wonders of technology
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