This beautiful wedding portrait was taken about 1914 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, but it took Genealogy Sisters a few years to unravel the names of the people. We are the lucky recipients of wonderful photos of our Polish - American family, but we used to call this album, Who Are These People? Our Polish grandparents, plus … Continue reading Photos of the Week – Wedding of Sophie Satkiewicz to Jan Rozenek, circa 1914
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Photos of the Week – Wondering About the Wasik Family
This undated photograph of two young men, of similar age, wearing almost identical tailored suits, was for many years lumped in the "unknown" pile of pictures that my Polish grandparents had kept. If there had been a photographer's imprint showing a studio that would have helped, but both front and back are unmarked. Earlier, I … Continue reading Photos of the Week – Wondering About the Wasik Family
Photo of the Week – Rodzina
Translated from Polish "rodzina" means family, and is pronounced roh-jeen-ah, with the beginning "r' rolled. Many of our Polish photographs have only the word rodzina written on the back. This really doesn't narrow down the choices! This photograph is from about 1915 and was taken in Carnegie, Allegheny County, PA and shows the wedding of … Continue reading Photo of the Week – Rodzina