Our #DeepNostalgiaChallenge kicked off on March 11, and the entries have been pouring in — beautiful photos, breathtaking animations, and fascinating stories. Before we announce our 5 lucky winners, we wanted to show you some of our favorite entries so far.
This one comes to us from Marie:
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Sharing this animated photo for the MyHeritage #DeepNostalgiaChallenge using their photo technology.This is my Grannie,…
Posted by Marie Curran on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
“This is my Grannie, Mary Agnes Hunt,” writes Marie. “A dressmaker born in Dublin in 1891, one of 9 children, she lost her only sister to the Spanish flu in 1918. I think she probably made the clothes she is wearing in the photo and I know she made her sons’ sailor suits in the colourised photo. The baby in the colourised photo is now 98!”
“As someone who is addicted to genealogy,” Marie continues, “I love seeing old family photos transformed. Grannie’s generation seldom smiled in photos because of the long exposure but it’s great that we can see them smiling now.”
We love the four entries below from Aniqua Bishop:
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Here we go, lets do this againI've been looking into and tracing all of my family history for years and this is a great…
Posted by Aniqua Bishop on Saturday, March 13, 2021
“I’ve been looking into and tracing all of my family history for years and this is a great way for me to see their faces again,” Aniqua writes. The photos feature her grandmother Rose, “who helped raise me and still watches over me”; her great-great-grandfather, “whose wife was Indian, and as I heard, always looked sharp in his hats”; her uncle Alex, “who was the definition of heart”; and her aunt Dorothy, who died before she was born.
The following entries come to us from Diane Henriks of Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family: Family History and Genealogy. This one is her beautiful maternal grandmother:
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My Mother's Mother on MyHeritage Deep Nostalgia
My Mother's Mother on MyHeritage #DeepNostalgia, 1965…I only met her a few times in my life, so couldn't really remember her; this helped :)#MyHeritage #deepnostalgiachallenge
Posted by Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family: Family History and Genealogy on Monday, March 8, 2021
“I only met her a few times in my life, so I couldn’t really remember her,” writes Diane. “This helped.”
Diane also animated this photo of her great-grandmother:
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My great grandmother who immigrated from Mexico in 1916 on MyHeritage #deepnostalgia I vaguely remember my great grandmother from when I was quite young, and this brought back memories of her. :)#deepnostalgiachallenge
Posted by Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family: Family History and Genealogy on Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Diane writes that her great-grandmother immigrated from Mexico in 1916. “I vaguely remember my great-grandmother from when I was quite young, and this brought back memories of her,” she writes.
This one is from Kira D. Fultz, and features her second cousin twice removed, Fay Naomi Webb:
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Meet my 2nd Cousin Twice Removed, Fay Naomi Webb! Fay was born to Santa Monica's police chief, Clarence Webb, in 1907. And her family's notoriety didn't end there. She signed a contract with MGM as an actress on the silver screen and went on to model for many campaign ads. Fay caught the eye of famed singer and saxophonist, Rudy Vallée, and the two were hitched almost at once! She abandoned her career and moved into his NY penthouse overlooking Central Park (a building now well known for its role in "Ghostbusters"). But their marriage was wrought with strife and always plastered in the headlines. Divorce quickly followed, and Fay's health soon fell apart as well; partly due to grieving for the loss of her mother in April 1936. Fay underwent emergency surgery that November, but due to complications, lapsed into a coma and died just 2 days later, at the very young age of 29. Despite their marital woes, Rudy was at her family's side throughout the tragic affair.But the theatrics within the Webb family didn't end there. During Fay's funeral, her father was struck with another severe blow. His sister collapsed in front of the coffin and could not be revived! Clarence lost a wife, daughter, and sibling all within the same year.He did go on to remarry and have another daughter. He also named her Fay Naomi Webb in her honor!This is Fay in her heyday, brought to life by the new Deep Nostalgia tool at MyHeritage . The silver screen really did suit her. #DeepNostalgiaChallenge.
Posted by Kira D. Foltz on Friday, March 12, 2021
“Fay was born to Santa Monica’s police chief, Clarence Webb, in 1907,” writes Kira. “She signed a contract with MGM as an actress on the silver screen and went on to model for many campaign ads.
“This is Fay in her heyday, brought to life by the new Deep Nostalgia tool at MyHeritage. The silver screen really did suit her.”
This one was shared by the Steinman Family genealogy page on Facebook. It features the page administrator’s grandfather, Sam Steinman, while on military leave in 1945:
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My grandfather, Sam Steinman on MyHeritage Deep Nostalgia
My grandfather, Sam Steinman on MyHeritage #DeepNostalgia, 1945, while on military leave. I had never met him, but this helped me feel like I did.
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Posted by Steinman Family on Sunday, March 7, 2021
“I had never met him, but this helped me feel like I did,” writes the administrator.
These entries are from Bryon Stendahl and feature his younger self and his grandparents:
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Posted by Bryan Stendahl on Wednesday, March 3, 2021
“I am currently OBSESSED with this AI tech being used on MyHeritage,” writes Bryan. “I never would have imagined for a minute I would see my young self or especially my beautiful grandparents come to life in a time when movie picture creation was not a everyman’s tool.” The photo of himself was taken when he was in the 4th grade, and the photos of his grandparents are from their wedding day. Stunning!
This lovely entry is from of Victoria of Ancestry Hound, featuring her mother, Muriel Rheta MacGregor, nee Moore:
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This one comes to us from genealogist Cheryl Leigh, and it features her relative Henrietta Bailey:
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Cheryl writes that she recently came across two old family photos that featured two members of her extended Pennsylvania family wearing the same dress, and one of them was Henrietta, born in 1840. “Now we are able to see our ancestors in a new way,” writes Cheryl. “It’s incredible.”
Chris Paradis posted these 3 photos of his father animated with Deep Nostalgia
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Heidi Castrogiovanni-Settimo posted this animation of her mother on TikTok:
@heidisettimo Thank you @MyHeritage for letting me see my Mom smile again
#DeepNostalgiaChallenge
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“My beautiful Mom,” writes Heidi. “I haven’t seen her smile since 1992. Seeing this took my breath away. Thank you MyHeritage for not only making her smile again, but making me smile too…”
Joseph Donald Triden posted this video of his parents:
@hsr.ccxxv @myheritage I miss these people dearly. And I would love to win the #deepnostalgiachallenge so I can bring back even more people
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“These are my mother’s parents, who passed away,” Joseph writes. “I never got to meet them, but they will forever be remembered… I miss these people dearly.”
This one comes to us from Sebasti Eng. He animated a photo of his grandmother and showed it to his mother, and this was her reaction:
@sebastieng me dijo “me hiciste el día
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He says his mother told him that it “made her day.” Seeing her emotional reaction made our day, too.
TikTok user yayandstuffs shared this beautiful compilation of the strong women who raised her:
@yayandstuffs Beautiful women raised me @myheritage #deepnostalgiachallenge#deepnostalgia#myheritage#womenempowerment
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She writes that her maternal grandmother passed away when her mom was only 5, and her great-aunts stepped in to raise her and her sister. The great-aunt who took her in passed away when this user was 9 years old, “but she was the BEST abuelita.” The other great-aunt “was of great help to my abuelita with my mom and aunt,” and she passed away two years ago. “I know her sisters gave her the best welcome in Heaven,” writes the user.
So many amazing people and beautiful stories. We can’t get enough of your entries!
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And now for the moment you have all been waiting for! The 5 winners of the MyHeritage Complete Plan are…. Cheryl Leigh, Bryan Stendahl, Joseph Triden, Diane Henriks, and Heidi Castrogiovanni-Settimo! Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated in the #deepnostalgiachallenge!
If you haven’t yet tried MyHeritage’s sensational Deep Nostalgia feature, now is your chance! Visit myheritage.com/deep-nostalgia and bring your family photos to life!
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