This portrait is one of the "unknowns" from the collection of photographs belonging to my grandparents. The pretty lady looks somewhat like Genevieve Mirota Lubas. There is also a resemblance to her mother, Zofia Szczerba Mirota. There is a famous portrait studio chain, still in business, with the name Bachrach. Here's the code that was … Continue reading Six Word Saturday – A portrait by Bachrach, but who?
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Entertaining at the Mirota Farm – Whitehouse, NJ – 1937
This picture gets me thinking back to the days when lawn furniture consisted of chairs and a table carried outside to entertain guests on a fine day. It was taken at the Readington Township farm my grandparents, Joseph and Zofia Sczcerba Mirota, owned in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It has 1937 written on the back. … Continue reading Entertaining at the Mirota Farm – Whitehouse, NJ – 1937
Contentment grows at home – Joseph E. Mirota (1917-1981)
Joseph and Stephania (Mosch) Mirota only took one trip together and that was on their honeymoon in 1948 when they travelled to Washington, DC to see the sights in the nation's capitol. Joseph E. Mirota and Stephanie F. Mosch, wedding day. November 1948.It was probably Stephie's idea to go away for their honeymoon. Joe was more … Continue reading Contentment grows at home – Joseph E. Mirota (1917-1981)