Many families retain funeral home guest books, prayer cards, sympathy cards and letters sent at the passing of a loved one. These remembrances are often tucked away in a small box in a closet or attic and forgotten. If you stumble across an old box of cards while you are cleaning out an attic or … Continue reading Sympathy card from Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Post (Blanche Kania)
Readington Township
Photo of the Week – Sto Lat!
At Polish parties a special song is often sung called Sto Lat, meaning may you live a hundred years. This family scene of Joseph Mirota (1882-1961) with the ladies in his life, was taken on his birthday around 1960. The party was at his farmhouse in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, NJ. I love the old-fashioned … Continue reading Photo of the Week – Sto Lat!
Photo of the Week – Making Babka like Bapcia
Like most genealogy fanatics, my sister and I have been engrossed in the 1940 Federal Census release this week. My husband is getting used to seeing me in front of the computer browsing through images, looking for family. Sometimes results come easy, and sometimes . . . . well, some I think I'll have to … Continue reading Photo of the Week – Making Babka like Bapcia
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