The handsome young man shown in this portrait above was Paul A. Rozenek, and the picture was taken while he was an Army Private First Class in the United States Army during World War Two. It was taken at Frank's Photo Art Studio, 3049 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Illinois. The photo was for his parents, Jan … Continue reading In Memoriam – Paul A. Rozenek (1921-1944)
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Photos of the Week – Wedding of Sophie Satkiewicz to Jan Rozenek, circa 1914
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
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