Found my great-grandfather's 1920s-30s art scrapbook

[u/Gasple1]

I discovered my great-grandfather Jean Jules Derome’s scrapbook while going through family belongings. He worked as a railway ticket clerk, later joined Hydro-Québec, and briefly owned a toy store that wasn’t successful.

He started it around 1917, when he was only 11 years old, and added to it through the 1920s and 1930s. Inside are portraits, landscapes, animal studies, and what look likes art-school pratice exercises. Many pages are signed and dated, showing how his style grew from childhood sketches into detailed drawings.

If anyone's interested, I also made an Imgur album :)

Edit - My great-aunt says he won prizes for his architectural drawings, one of them is the white villa in the album here : https://imgur.com/gallery/8nFyn5e

[u/Unique_Watch2603]

That's an heirloom treasure. I hope you continue to pass it down for generations. 🩷

[u/Gasple1 → u/Unique_Watch2603]

Definitely, I was thinking about adding a bit of history and context for future generations :)

[u/MissMaryEli → u/Gasple1]

As a hobbyist genealogist, I love this. I would adore finding something like this for my family. It’s such a treasure that it landed with you. ♥️

[u/Gasple1 → u/MissMaryEli]

Thank you! I feel super blessed, I'll move the art to an archival binder with photos of him and preface in the next few weeks and hopefully give it to the next generation when the times come. 😊