March is Irish-American Heritage Month, so for the next four weeks my blog postings will be about different branches of our Irish roots. Our Doran Clan comes from West Belfast, Northern Ireland, in a section that at one time was on the outskirts of the city, called Springfield Village. This photo that I took, shows … Continue reading Surname Saturday – Our Doran Clan
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Surname Saturday – Ida Lockard Eisenberger (1866-1933)
Ida Jane Lockard Eisenberger was born in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on 23 December 1866 to Washington and Elizabeth Remick Lockard. When she was fifteen she married a local boy, also from the same township, named Harry Eisenberger. This picture, that our family had kept of Ida, had been torn in half. In … Continue reading Surname Saturday – Ida Lockard Eisenberger (1866-1933)
Those Places Thursday – Bernie Doran’s Travels
This Army photograph of Bernard Doran, Jr. (1917-1973), is from when he served in the United States Army during World War II. He was a quiet and kind man and never really talked about his travels. Looking at this photo, he looks so serious, while his buddy has such a happy ear-to-ear grin. Bernie stayed … Continue reading Those Places Thursday – Bernie Doran’s Travels