(Almost) Wordless Wednesday – Church Ladies

These lovely church ladies were attending Mass on Easter Sunday in 1945. Mary Mirota was in the back row on the left, and according to the Parish History page of The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, the priest was Father Albert Tomaszewski. Here's a link to the church: http://www.ollwhs.org/OurParish/ParishHistory.aspx Who were the rest of … Continue reading (Almost) Wordless Wednesday – Church Ladies

Wedding Wednesday – Jozef Mirota and Zofia Szczerba – 1909

This lovely photograph is from my Polish grandparents wedding, on 17 February 1909 at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church at Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. As you can see at the top, it is still in the frame. It was hard to get a good photo of it without reflections. Previously I have blogged about some … Continue reading Wedding Wednesday – Jozef Mirota and Zofia Szczerba – 1909

Wedding Wednesday – William Hall and Sarah Tierney – 1861

The wedding of my great-great-grandparents, William John Hall and Sarah Tierney, took place at Saint Anne's Church of Ireland, on 13 May 1861. It is always so exciting to find family records from over one hundred fifty years ago! I have belonged to the Ulster Historical Foundation in Belfast for a number of years, and they … Continue reading Wedding Wednesday – William Hall and Sarah Tierney – 1861