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January 9, 2013January 16, 2013 Maryann Barnes

Workday Wednesday – Stewart Family and the Kingston Garage

How many folks fit on the running board of a 1923 Pierce-Arrow towing truck? It depends if they are children or adults! In this charming photograph from about 1926, the Stewart family of Kingston, New Jersey are posing on the running board of the Kingston Garage's 1923 Pierce-Arrow towing truck. The Kingston Garage was founded … Continue reading Workday Wednesday – Stewart Family and the Kingston Garage

December 7, 2012December 7, 2012 Maryann Barnes

Photos of the Week – Wedding of Genevieve Pucilowski to Stephen Mirota, 1933

The wedding of Genevieve S. Pucilowski to Stephen W. Mirota was celebrated on 26 August 1933 in Brooklyn, New York. This lovely photograph shows the wedded couple with Stephen's parents, Joseph and Sophia Szczerba Mirota. Steve had been born in 1911 and had grown-up in Readington Township working on the family farm, and remembered it … Continue reading Photos of the Week – Wedding of Genevieve Pucilowski to Stephen Mirota, 1933

November 29, 2012December 4, 2012 Maryann Barnes

Featured Obituary – Helen Catherine Barnes (1881-1973)

"Mrs. Helen C. Barnes - Princeton Funeral services for Mrs. Helen C. Barnes, 86, who died Sunday at the Morris Hall Home for the Aged, Lawrenceville will be at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday from the Mather Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton. Born in Ireland, she came to the U.S. in 1904 and lived in Kingston … Continue reading Featured Obituary – Helen Catherine Barnes (1881-1973)