Family Roots

I was recently telling my sister about the chance that I might get to live and work near Salinas when she reminded me of our ties to the area and of a photo that my grandma showed us a long time ago. It was a photo of her family around the time that they first arrived in California.

My grandma’s family camping while picking fruit in CaliforniaMy grandma’s family camping while picking fruit in California

They were camped in a makeshift shelter propped up by their Model T. They would travel around the state making a living by picking fruit during the summers. If I end up moving to the area, it would be like coming full-circle back to where my family started in this state.


Date
June 18, 2023