This lovely photograph is from my Polish grandparents wedding, on 17 February 1909 at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church at Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. As you can see at the top, it is still in the frame. It was hard to get a good photo of it without reflections. Previously I have blogged about some … Continue reading Wedding Wednesday – Jozef Mirota and Zofia Szczerba – 1909
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Wedding Wednesday – Maria Bogusz and Jan Satkiewicz
This lovely photograph shows the wedding party of Maria Bogusz and Jan "John" Satkiewicz and was taken by the Stafa Studio, located at 149 East Main Street, Carnegie, Pennsylvania. Although the date is unknown, most likely it was around 1916. By 1920 the family was living in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Two of the bridesmaids … Continue reading Wedding Wednesday – Maria Bogusz and Jan Satkiewicz
Matrilineal Monday – Zofia Szczerba (1879-1953)
Zofia Szczerba (1879-1953) is the subject of this week's Matrilineal Monday. When my sister and I decided to start looking into our family history back in the 1990s, it was our grandmother Zofia Szczerba and grandfather Jozef Mirota, that I was most interested in researching. At the time we knew very little about their origins … Continue reading Matrilineal Monday – Zofia Szczerba (1879-1953)
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