Floral Album

Floral Album by Belle George is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at album.fraserservicegroup.com. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at permissions.fraserservicegroup.com.

Over one hundred years old, this leather bound album is in fairly good condition. Many of the pages inside however, are beginning to fade and tear. In an effort to keep this document for future generations, it has been scanned and archived digitally. If you would like to retain a copy of this album on CD, check out the download section.

History: For a long time, the George family resided in New England. Around the time of the revolution, half of the family decided to remain loyal to Britain and moved North to settle in Quebec, Canada. The other half of the family remained in the United States and continued to live in the New England area.

Belle George was one of many George’s that moved to Canada. However, in an effort to maintain close ties with families living in New England, Belle would frequently visit her former home. On these visits, she would bring her Floral Album, in which her hosts would contribute quotes, poetry, original writings and artwork to the book. Other entries were made by Canadian residents, which were kept in the same tone and theme as the American entries.

This album is interesting because it features names that are very recognizable. Wyatt, for example, is a family that the Georges are related to today. It is also interesting to see where some of our ancestors came from, knowing that although we have since spread out all over Canada and the United States, some of us still remain in New England.