General News
31 July, 2024
Over 55 Pardey wedding photos still unidentified
Following on from last week’s story, the vast majority of photographs by Herbert John Pardey (over 1000) are unidentified.
Approximately 70 or more of those photographs are of weddings.
Some have been identified but the majority remain unnamed.
Curator of the Pittsworth Museum, Mary Sullivan, said it was a pity the glass plates were not developed when they were found in the 1980s, as more people may have recognised the couples pictured in the photographs.
In saying that, it was a near miracle the plates were in such immaculate condition after laying forgotten for decades in a Lindenberg shed.
When the glass plates were first discovered, their age was obvious by the Edwardian fashions and portraits of World War I soldiers.
Pardey was in Pittsworth between 1907 and 1917.
He photographed architecture, construction, weddings, graves, community events, sporting teams, cultural events and social life.
The glass plates were digitalised in 2021.
Maybe one of these photos will remind you of a long, lost relative, or perhaps you’ll notice a resemblance and discover a forgotten ancestor?
If you have a clue as to who might be in these photographs, visit the Pioneer Historical Village, located on Pioneer Way.
The Village is open Thursday and Friday between 10am and 1pm, and Sunday between 10am and 2pm.
Alternatively, contact the curator on 0409 851 692.
