Family Photo Friday: At the Airport
Way back when, a family could entertain themselves inexpensively by watching planes take flight at the airport. I’ll bet that was great fun for my cousins and me in 1963.
National Love Your Pet Day
Family Photo Friday: Splish Splash
Some of the photos in my vast collection serve no genealogical purpose, but they sure bring a smile to my face!
Wednesday’s Child: The Birthday Girl
February 1960. The 34th president of the United States, Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, was in office. People were listening to Running Bear by Johnny Preston. Our Man in Havana, directed by Carol Reed, was one of the most viewed movies released that year. Advise and Consent by Allen Drury was one of the best…
Family Photo Friday: Colonial Williamsburg
An “educational” vacation that turned out to be fun. Who knew?
Family Photo Friday: First Bethlehem Lutheran School
My dad and two of his sisters attended the same elementary school for a short time. The coolest part of that for me is that all three of them appear in the same 1944 class picture. My grandmother wrote their names in the border. There’s my dad: My Aunt Jan: And my Aunt Lois: Maybe someone…
Wednesday’s Child: Little Sister
Happy birthday little sister!
Family Photo Friday: Brenkes and Muellers
Pictures are among my most treasured belongings. I love seeing the faces of my ancestors, watching family members change over the years, reliving fun moments and rekindling forgotten memories. Photographs and photo albums, slides and negatives, archival storage containers and digitized images consume space all around me. But not in the fun “Oooh, let’s look at pictures” way.…
Merry Christmas to All
Wishing you peace and happiness on this blessed of all days. Merry Christmas!
Happy Thanksgiving
