This rosary was made from the dried rose petals that adorned the casket of my maternal grandmother, Claire Pawlowski Halvangis (1916-1980). It was subsequently used by my older brother when he made his First Holy Communion.
John J. Harrington (1895-1963) World War I Identification Tags - Family Artifact Challenge (Day 3)
These are the World War I identification tags (i.e., “dog tags”) of my 2nd great uncle by marriage, John Joseph Harrington (1895-1963), of Hubbell, Michigan. He married my 2nd great aunt, Margaret Hanley Harrington (1894-1979), the younger sister of my great grandfather, Michael John Hanley (1890-1964).
Public School Geography (Canada, 1905) - Family Artifact Challenge (Day 2)
Grandma's Recipe Box - Family Artifact Challenge (Day 1)
Family History Artifact of the Day Challenge - May, 2020
Military Images Magazine Photo Colorization: U.S. Sharpshooters (1860s)
Old-Timey Radio During Your COVID-19 Quarantine
Colorization in the Time of Coronavirus
The Tragic Motorcycle Death of Germain W. Rhoads (1906-1940)
Win a "Genealogy Fun Pack"!
Man Reads Florida Outdoors Magazine Underwater (1956)
Say Uncle: What Every Niece and Nephew Needs
Boy's Bulldog "Beauty" Wins British Dog Show (1928)
Arthur Sears (1900-1964), The Blackhawk Restaurant, and The Spinning Salad Bowl (Chicago, 1950s)
Learning about where your family ate, drank, smoked, or celebrated can be as meaningful as knowing where they married, prayed, or were buried. My great grandfather, Arthur Bryan Myers Sears (1900-1965) dined at The Blackhawk Restaurant in Chicago, IL one 1950s evening with his colleagues. He likely had The Spinning Salad Bowl.
