This is a photo of my great-grandfather, Joseph Zalewski, and my grandfather, Richard Zalewski. The photo says it was taken in 1927-28 on Richards St. in Milwaukee. There are a few photos of my grandfather and these puppies. … [Read more...]
Tell Me Thursday: Richard & Irene
27 August 2009 By
This is a photo of my grandfather, Richard Zalewski, and his older sister, Irene (Zalewski) Lutzenberger. I'm guessing it is sometime in the mid-1920s, since Richard looks to be 4-6 years old. … [Read more...]
Tell Me Thursday: Maurice and sisters
20 August 2009 By
This is a photo of my great-grandfather, Maurice Corrigan, with three of his sisters. From left to right (as it is noted): Lenore, Clarice, Ethel and Sadie. It also looks like my grandfather, Richard Zalewski, in the back on the bench. I'm not sure what year this is, but it seems to be sometime in … [Read more...]
Tell Me Thursday: Braatz Sisters
13 August 2009 By
This is a photo of my great-grandmother, Agnes (Braatz) Corrigan (left), and her sister Alice Braatz. It's label says that Agnes is 13-years-old which would make the year of the photo 1916. I'm not sure what's going on in the photo, but one of them is giving the other one flowers, but it almost … [Read more...]
Tell Me Thursday: Firmenich Family
6 August 2009 By
Thanks to the power of the Internet, I came into possession of this digital photo. I saw via Ancestry.com's new "Member Connect" feature that another user was researching my 3rd-great-grandparents, Mathias & Paulina Firmenich. I contacted her and we traded information and then she sent me this … [Read more...]
Tell Me Thursday: Emily and Kids
30 July 2009 By
This is my great-grandmother, Emily (TROKA) ZALEWSKI along with her first two children: my grandfather, Richard ZALEWSKI and Irene (ZALEWSKI) LUTZENBERGER. I'm not exactly sure on the year, but it looks as though my Grandpa is around 1 or 2 years old, so it's probably in about 1922-23. … [Read more...]
Tombstone Tuesday: Zalewski 1959
21 July 2009 By
This is a headstone photo I found in my grandmother's photo album. It's the headstone from my great-grandmother, Emily (TROKA) ZALEWSKI in 1959 at Holy Cross Cemetery in Milwaukee. It's unique because this current headstone no longer exists. My great-grandfather, Joseph ZALEWSKI, remarried later on … [Read more...]
Tell Me Thursday: Uncle One-Arm
16 July 2009 By
This is a photo of Jacob HUIZEL (middle) and two unknown women. Jacob is my wife's great-great uncle. The reason for the "One-Arm" title is that we found an earlier photo of Jacob and on the back it just said "Uncle Jake" and under it was written "(one arm)". There are a few photos like this one, … [Read more...]
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