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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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
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday – First Grandchild
Grandchildren are such a joy and a blessing. My Polish grandmother, with her hands resting on her daughter's shoulders, was called Bapcia. I'm not sure what Mary Lubas was called, but you can see she is beaming, too. Paternal grandparents, John and Mary Lubas, were from Montgomery Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. All four grandparents … Continue reading (Almost) Wordless Wednesday – First Grandchild
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