Ida Jane Lockard Eisenberger was born in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on 23 December 1866 to Washington and Elizabeth Remick Lockard. When she was fifteen she married a local boy, also from the same township, named Harry Eisenberger. This picture, that our family had kept of Ida, had been torn in half. In … Continue reading Surname Saturday – Ida Lockard Eisenberger (1866-1933)
New Jersey
Friday Funny – Having Fun – 1928
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
Private Paul Mitak (1914-1944) – In Memoriam
In Memoriam today is in honor of Private Paul Mitak (1914-1944), killed in action during World War Two, in France on 21 August 1944. This photograph was taken at the Brittany American Cemetery in St. James, France, and sent to me via e-mail. The American Battle Monuments Commission webpage states this as a beginning declaration: … Continue reading Private Paul Mitak (1914-1944) – In Memoriam