Photo of the Week – Sarah Ophelia Barnes, née Rose, of Grantham Township, NC

This beautiful portrait of Sarah Ophelia Rose Barnes (1863-1936) came to us from a second cousin, Betsy Coleman. It was taken in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina at the A.O. Clement Photography Studio.  The family thinks it was taken around the time Ophelia's daughter, Bessie Pauline, married Thomas W. Coleman in 1910.  One way to … Continue reading Photo of the Week – Sarah Ophelia Barnes, née Rose, of Grantham Township, NC

Photo of the Week – Wedding Couple, Zakopane – Stanisław Bizański Portrait

I have always cherished this portrait of a Polish couple that my mother saved.  The woman looks so serene and her eyes seem to gaze directly into mine. The man's face and hands remind me very much of my Polish grandfather, Jozef Mirota. The couple could be posing for a wedding portrait, but nothing is … Continue reading Photo of the Week – Wedding Couple, Zakopane – Stanisław Bizański Portrait