Raising the Next Generation, by Cassidy Stroh is a documentary body of work that engages with grandparents. This emotional story takes you on a journey down memory lane to uncover what you hold most dear about your grandparents and the moments you shared with them. She started this project as a memento to her grandfather who passed away and wants people to feel comforted in the fact that when they pass on their memories will live on through us. Their memories, advice, and tools they have shared with us will allow their memory to live on through us whether that is in a recipe that was taught to them by their grandmother or mother, or through an activity such as sewing or sailing. 

This project differs from that of traditions that your parents may have taught you in the sense that rather than you just hearing “this was taught to me by your grandmother” you are learning the act from them and hearing their memories and experiences in life along with it. The process she took to create these images is before photographing people with their grandparents she asked them what is the one thing that they would always do with them when they went over to their house? The thing that reminds them of their time spent together and if they have passed on, the object that they keep from their possessions that remind them of those who passed.

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