In this photograph from about 1939, Mrs. Carolyn Hyde is on the right. With here are her daughter, Carolyne, and also her grandson, Bill. The man holding the coat could possibly be Melville Hanna Haskell, Carolyne's second husband. Whenever my family and I look at our old photographs our constant refrain is, "Who are these … Continue reading Who Are These People?
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Wedding Wednesday – Jozef Mirota and Zofia Szczerba – 1909
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
Wedding Wednesday – William Hall and Sarah Tierney – 1861
The wedding of my great-great-grandparents, William John Hall and Sarah Tierney, took place at Saint Anne's Church of Ireland, on 13 May 1861. It is always so exciting to find family records from over one hundred fifty years ago! I have belonged to the Ulster Historical Foundation in Belfast for a number of years, and they … Continue reading Wedding Wednesday – William Hall and Sarah Tierney – 1861