As genealogists, family historians or persons simply interested in their family, we are used to asking questions, examining documents, letters, journals and Bible inscriptions.  More formally we turn to researching a variety of public records to get answers.  In fact, our Schurch family is blessed to have so many branches of the family researched and in a form where shortly we will be able to quickly find information about our ancestors through the Association’s Database Project.

But are names, dates, locations, occupation and religious affiliation enough to satisfy our curiosity?  How does this kind of information help us with questions like “Whose nose do I have?” or  “Did my mother really look like her grandmother’s sister?” These are the questions no amount of public record research can answer.  We need to study those faces, captured in time to get answers to those questions.