Surname Saturday – Mirota Family of Małopolskie, Poland

This photograph is of Jozef Peter Mirota (1882-1961), born in Pławna, Poland, and is from when he was a young man in the military in Poland. He looks so handsome and distinguished. The surname Mirota is not a common Polish name. Here at Genealogy Sisters we have traced our Mirota surname back to a Jan … Continue reading Surname Saturday – Mirota Family of Małopolskie, Poland

March 23, 2013September 3, 2014 Maryann Barnes

Surname Saturday – Hall Family of Northern Ireland

This week's Irish surname Saturday posting takes a look at my Hall family from West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The inside of the St. Peter's Roman Catholic Cathedral is shown above in a photo I took of the Baptismal font, looking towards the main altar. All of the children of my great-great grandparents, William … Continue reading Surname Saturday – Hall Family of Northern Ireland

March 15, 2013March 16, 2013 Maryann Barnes

Surname Saturday – Mahoney Clan

This photograph from 1951 shows Thomas Mahoney (1931-2002) with his arms around his wife, Sheila Joyce Lewis Mahoney, and also his mother, Mary Dorothy Zielinski Mahoney (1906-1985). On the far left, family friend and honorary auntie, Lilly Flaherty Bannon (1895-1976) sits. I always remembered Lilly's name because she had lily white hair. All of these folks had … Continue reading Surname Saturday – Mahoney Clan