This photograph is of Jozef Peter Mirota (1882-1961), born in Pławna, Poland, and is from when he was a young man in the military in Poland. He looks so handsome and distinguished. The surname Mirota is not a common Polish name. Here at Genealogy Sisters we have traced our Mirota surname back to a Jan … Continue reading Surname Saturday – Mirota Family of Małopolskie, Poland
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Sunday’s Obituary – Hazel May Stewart Herrman (1894-1995)
Hazel May Stewart Herrman's obituary, as published in The Princeton Packet, Princeton, New Jersey, Tuesday, September 12, 1995. Hazel May was the daughter of Benjamin and Olive Albert Stewart. The Albert family was from York Haven, York County, PA. Hazel's mother tragically died by drowning in York Haven (family lore is that Olive was murdered) … Continue reading Sunday’s Obituary – Hazel May Stewart Herrman (1894-1995)
Family Friends Friday – Lillian Flaherty Bannon (1895-1976)
There is a new blogging prompt at GeneaBloggers called, Family Friends Friday, and I think it is a perfect way to add those extra stories to genealogy. These are the folks that were considered family, and invited to every family function. They were the elders that we used to call auntie or uncle, because they … Continue reading Family Friends Friday – Lillian Flaherty Bannon (1895-1976)
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