Chimney at Rancho Viejo

Chimney at Rancho Viejo

Rancho Viejo is the name of the ranch were the Marroquines through my fathers side once lived starting in the 1880′s in northern Tamaulipas. The Marroquines in my family were originally from Allende and Santiago Nuevo Leon and have traced them back as far as 1680′s. I have yet to discover why they left their native Allende Nuevo Leon to settle this land. Pedro Marroquin was born and baptised in Allende and ended up marrying my great grandmother Maria Amalia Gonzalez in Mier Tamaulipas Mexico on Aug 27 1912. I have traced her ancestors as back far as the 1590′s. This picture is of the chimney that is left from my great grandparents original jacal. According to my father his aunt accidently burned it down to the ground and they built another jacal about 300 feet in front of this one but only the chimney remains also. Till this date Rancho Viejo continues to be property of the Marroquines.

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Lauro Garza Marroquin - Photo Restoration

You may ask yourself what does restoring photos have to do with genealogy. In my opinion evreything, it gives a face to a name and instant imagery to a place. It makes our old photos more presentable and gives them a second chance.

Photo restoration if done by a profesional can get very expensive depending on vendor and how many photos you may need restored.

I for sure can not afford to pay $35.00 or more per picture. I do my restoration my self and I do it digitally using Paint Shop Pro CS3 wich runs for about $77.00, believe me you will not regret purchasing it and besides it is way cheaper than Photoshop.

Photo of Lauro Garza Marroquin Before

Photo of Lauro Garza Marroquin After

I fixed the photo by using the touch up tool on the left hand side panel and also by copying and pasting pieces of similar looking areas in the photo. For a more detailed guide on restoring and fixing your pictures look at this about.com article.

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