Surname Saturday looks at different family names, and today is about the Szanto or Santo family of Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The Szanto surname is from Hungary and is an occupational name for a plowman. It is sometimes seen this way - Szántó. "Matyas Szanto was born in 1890 in the town of Petervasara, … Continue reading Surname Saturday – The Szanto Family of Flemington, New Jersey
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Back Home From Vacation
"National Public Lands Day keeps the promise of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the "tree army" that worked from 1933-1942 to preserve and protect America's natural heritage." ~http://www.publiclandsday.org/about Saturday was National Public Lands Day, a day dear to my heart. I've been away in Colorado and Wyoming for the last two weeks, enjoying the great outdoors. … Continue reading Back Home From Vacation
Mystery Monday – Belfast, Ireland Couple – Photographer, J. Thompson
During a recent visit to my father's cousins in New Jersey, my brother, John, and I came across this mystery photograph. He was looking through an old religious book that had belonged to their maiden great-aunt, Lizzie Hall. There stuck inside one of the pages, was this picture that neither Ted nor MaryLou had remembered … Continue reading Mystery Monday – Belfast, Ireland Couple – Photographer, J. Thompson
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