Information, tips, and other interesting finds on this personal journey
This week's tombstone is that of my gggg-grandmother, Frances Thompson. I'm happy about this headstone since no one had a photo of it or a location for it. My wife and I drove an hour or so up to Wrightstown and checked the few cemeteries and found it, along with her husband. … [Read more...]
Photo in possession of my grandmother, Mary Jane Zalewski. … [Read more...]
This week's (and my first) Tombstone Tuesday is the one that helped me start my genealogy research. The first Zalewskis that came to America, Frank & Anna (Lindner) Zalewski. Their son Frank is also buried here with them. The headstone is located in Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum in … [Read more...]
My first Wordless Wednesday. I tried to post pictures weekly anyway, why not do it along with everyone else? Click for full-size. … [Read more...]
Photo: Maurice Corrigan - Original owned by Mary Jane Zalewski (daughter of subject) This is a photo of my great-grandfather, Maurice Corrigan. At least, that's what it's noted as. I've been told unofficially that they used to dress up boys in dress-type clothing in the early 1900s for … [Read more...]
The only woman I know in this photo (as was noted on it) is my great-grandmother, Emily (Troka) Zalewski, in the middle. I'm not sure who the other two women are since it's not noted on the photo. This photo, again, is in my grandmother's collection. I never got to meet Emily, though neither did … [Read more...]
This has always been one of my favorite photos that I scanned from my grandmother's collection. This is Mathias Firmenich, my great-great-great grandfather on my father's side. From what I gathered from research and from obituaries, Mathias was born in Cologne, Germany, February 11, 1840. He came to … [Read more...]
Today's photo comes from my Irish roots, just in time for St. Patrick's day. The original photo is my grandmother's collection. This photo was taken in Ashland, Wisconsin, year unknown, but I'd guess around 1892 or so looking at the ages of the children. Based of the number of children in this … [Read more...]
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