When the gate house of Barrett Nephews & Company collapsed from disrepair in 1939, the remaining brick walls of the 122 year old factory at 84 Broadway, West Brighton, Staten Island, NY had to be demolished. The attached article describes the final days of the old Barrett Nephews & Co. buildings and a little of its … Continue reading Workday Wednesday: Barrett Nephews & Company
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Drake Business School, New Jersey – Mary Mirota – 1936
Mary Mirota earned a secretarial degree from the Drake College of Business, Plainfield, New Jersey after taking classes in the 1930s. Mary ran this newspaper ad in her local newspaper, The Courier News, during the month of June 1936, looking for employment. Drake Business College was founded in 1883 in New Jersey, and had at … Continue reading Drake Business School, New Jersey – Mary Mirota – 1936
Polish mtDNA Line of Genevieve and Mary Mirota
This lovely picture of sisters, Genevieve and Mary Mirota, was taken on Mother's Day in 1934. Later that summer in August, Genevieve married Ted Lubas. Their dresses are so pretty and very similar so that I wonder if they sewed them. Both sisters were excellent seamstresses. Gen was born in 1909 and Mary in 1913, … Continue reading Polish mtDNA Line of Genevieve and Mary Mirota
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