17 Photos From Family Archives That Prove Life Is the Best Screenwriter

These old photos show more than just faces. Behind each picture lies a whole life, full of love, adventures, and amazing stories. Let’s take a look into family albums.

My father was a drummer for 49 years — music was his passion. He toured Canada and the USA, playing and singing until the end of his life.

My grandmother on the American Bandstand show in 1959 — with her first husband and the producer of the song “Sea of Love”

The first photo of parents together

My former classmate sent me a picture where Dad is just over 30.

My girlfriend, now my wife, — back in the 80s

• This photo feels like pure freedom. © FoxQueenxo/ Reddit

Grandma’s husband photographed her in nature.

• Bet everyone thought she was quite the flirt? © Carbontee / Reddit

Grandmother in her youth captivated with beauty. After medical courses she worked as a visiting nurse, cultivated a farm with my grandfather, and raised 2 daughters.

1979. My 13th birthday. My mom baked me the best cake in the world.

My father played baseball in 1967. He was a right-handed pitcher and played professionally for about 2 years.

My father was a piano tuner and technician on many world tours from the 70s to the 90s. Here’s one of my favorite shots: he’s tuning a piano for Paul McCartney in 1989.

Found a photo of my grandfather and I guess he was effortlessly fashionable back then.

• Look at the genuinely beautiful smile of my Filipino grandfather, wearing a black polo. © Kndl_DC / Reddit
• Your grandma obviously thought so as well! © Unknown author / Reddit
  

My grandfather and dad after a successful catch — Dad is almost 8 years old, he loved fishing. Back then, I didn’t realize those early summer mornings by the lake would become important memories for me.

I found this photo of my dad with his new motorcycle.

Grandma was a pastry chef and won contests with her incredible cakes. And she was together with my grandpa, the baker, for more than 60 years.

My great-grandmother and her friend Sherrie, 1969. On the back Sherrie wrote, “Brenda, always remember our fun times together, from one crazy thing to another.”

The man she was having an affair with divorced his wife for her, and a couple of weeks before the wedding, Grandma fell off a horse at the estate he had given her.

• Later on, they divorced, but it seems he was willing to sacrifice his reputation for love: they spent 16 years together, which means there was indeed something real between them. After the divorce, she stayed in France. She almost married a Spanish infant, but that union fell through because the man was apparently wayward. © Cpkeyes / Reddit

My great-great-grandmother in the family photo at their farmhouse, top right, looking somewhat tired. They had 16 children, and all their names began with “L.”

And here are more photos from family albums that can make you overwhelmed with emotion.