Sepia Saturday provides bloggers with an opportunity to share their history through the medium of photographs. 

Last month I noticed that the 120th birth anniversary of someone in my family tree was coming up – the perfect prompt for a blog post! And so I began to look through my files to see what information I have on Thomas Wesley Bryan.

I remembered that several years ago, I did a little research on him and received a few records. I reviewed what I had and decided that I needed to request military records to really be able to complete his story. I wouldn’t get the information back in time to post on his birth anniversary, but I could do it later. I sent off my request, full of anticipation.

I waited expectantly.

I waited some more.

Until at last, I received an answer in the mail yesterday!

Alas. My basket is empty.

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A boy, arms outstretched to hold onto something used to carry other things, a building in the background … and my sad tale of disappointment.

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