This photo always makes me smile, and brings back fond memories of the Mirota farm in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. I love when family actually jotted down the year right on the picture and put down their own caption. On the left, smoking the pipe is Grandpa Joseph Mirota - I'm not sure … Continue reading Friday Funny – Having Fun – 1928
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Sympathy Card from Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Kotuch
Sophie and Adolph Kotuch sent this sympathy card to the Mirota family on the death of Zofia Szczerba Mirota in 1953. The card is simply signed Mr. & Mrs. Adolph Kotuch. The card is so elegant. I'm really glad we managed not to throw it out in one of our random cleaning spells. Unfortunately we … Continue reading Sympathy Card from Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Kotuch
Matrilineal Monday – Zofia Szczerba (1879-1953)
Zofia Szczerba (1879-1953) is the subject of this week's Matrilineal Monday. When my sister and I decided to start looking into our family history back in the 1990s, it was our grandmother Zofia Szczerba and grandfather Jozef Mirota, that I was most interested in researching. At the time we knew very little about their origins … Continue reading Matrilineal Monday – Zofia Szczerba (1879-1953)
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