February 22, 2015May 16, 2015 Maryann Barnes

Mirota Sisters as George and Martha Washington – 1932

By George – it’s Washington’s Birthday! In this photo my sister recently sent me, Mary Mirota was dressed as George Washington, with her sister, Genevieve, dressed as Martha. The picture was taken at their farmhouse in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. They both were very handy with sewing machines, so most likely they made their own costumes.

I love when it turns out that my sister and I have similar photographs from years back. The version below is the copy that I have in my photo stash, with the caption showing the year of 1932.

GenMaryMirota1 — Copyright 2015, Genealogy Sisters

I have so much fun doing genealogy with my sister! Happy Sunday!

Posted in Blogger, Family Names, Maryann, Mirota, New Jersey, Readington TownshipTagged 1932, family research, Genealogy, sister photographs6 Comments

6 thoughts on “Mirota Sisters as George and Martha Washington – 1932”

Laura Aanenson says:

February 22, 2015 at 4:09 PM

What a hoot! Great photos. 🙂

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1. Maryann Barnes says:
  
  February 22, 2015 at 6:17 PM
  
  Thanks, Laura! My mother and my aunt were as different as night and day, but both loved dancing and a good time!
  
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Amy says:

February 22, 2015 at 6:27 PM

So funny! Do you know why they dressed up that way?

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1. Maryann Barnes says:
  
  February 22, 2015 at 7:06 PM
  
  Thanks, Amy! Most likely they were dressed up for a dance at their church. The dances were held monthly and were very popular.
  
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restlessjo says:

February 24, 2015 at 3:02 AM

Your photo is delightful! 🙂

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1. Maryann Barnes says:
  
  February 24, 2015 at 9:42 AM
  
  Thank you, Jo!
  
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