While you put the finishing touches on your Holiday menu, do not forget to tell your friends and relatives to bring some family photographs with their sweet potato casserole. Holidays […]
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Memoirs of a Father with Philip Rosenbaum
“Producing a five minute video about my father and how he survived the Holocaust was an experience I will forever cherish. The idea came to me on the first day […]
Yance Ford on Family Photographs in His Film “Strong Island”
“Strong Island chronicles the arc of a family across history, geography and tragedy – from the racial segregation of the Jim Crow South to the promise of New York City; from the […]
Afro-Atlantic Flight: Speculative Returns and the Black Fantastic
“In Afro-Atlantic Flight, Michelle D. Commander traces how post-civil rights Black American artists, intellectuals, and travelers envision literal and figurative flight back to Africa as a means by which to […]
Distinguished Detroiters: The Barthwell Family History
The story below has been shared with Family Pictures USA by Dr. Akosua Barthwell Evans about the many accomplishments of her family members despite the racial adversity they faced. “My family has […]
A Boston-Edison Tale: 65 Years, 4 Generations, 1 Home
Detroit native and artist, Michelle May shares her family story with Family Pictures USA about growing up in the historic neighborhood of Boston-Edison. “Historic Boston-Edison is a 36-block neighborhood area of Detroit containing approximately […]
The Bruschitzkis of Linzee Street: Building Detroit Brick by Brick
This summer, Detroiter, Bonnie Schow shared her family story with Family Pictures USA. Read below to learn more about her incredible family. “My great-great-grandfather, Julius Bruschitzki came to Detroit in 1881. […]
New TV Series “Family Pictures USA” is Coming to Detroit!
Check out our schedule and be ready to share your stories and family photographs! The Digital Diaspora Family Reunion Roadshow will be in Detroit this summer to film the pilot for Family […]
The Mighty Joe Von Battle – Requiem for a Record Shop Man
My father, the late Joe Von Battle, was an important mid-century recorder and producer of blues and gospel music in Detroit, from 1945 until 1967. He has been called the “Chess of […]
Before You Came, We Were Here: An Ojibway Family & The Making of Detroit
Chantel Henry (Ginew Kwe or “Golden Eagle Woman”) became aware of her and her family’s deep connection to the city of Detroit about four years ago. We are so honored […]