(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

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