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
Featured Funeral Card – Sophia Szczerba Mirota (1879-1953)
"Mrs. Sophia Mirota, 70, of Mountain road, Whitehouse Station, died at her home October 6 after a long illness. She was born in Poland, and was a resident here most of her life. She is survived by her husband, Joseph; two daughters, Mrs. Genevieve Lubas and Mrs. Mary Doran; two sons, Steven and Joseph E. … Continue reading Featured Funeral Card – Sophia Szczerba Mirota (1879-1953)