Sigmund Lichtenthal was my maternal great-grandfather. While I don’t remember him at all, I have definitely formed an impression of his personality. My mom used to tell me that Sigmund’s business card identified him as an “expert” – no mention of what he was an “expert in, however. I figured she was exaggerating. After all, who would have […]
Read MoreWarning!! This will be a longer post than usual. Rose was my grandmother!! I have a lot to share. Rose Spiegel was my maternal grandmother. Born in Semarang, Java on October 19, 1903, she was the second daughter of Herman Spiegel and Sophie Weiss. Her sister, Claire Theresa had been born on January 3, 1901. Her brother, […]
Read MoreConstance Kesner was born on October 18, 1911 to Harry George Kesner and the former Estelle Byk. Her older sister, Hortense was born several years earlier in 1907. Constance, nicknamed “Connie” lived with her family in Brooklyn, New York at 277 Eastern Parkway. Years later (1945) Hortense would raise her family just down the street […]
Read MoreVALERIE “VALLY” LICHTENTHAL Valerie Lichtenthal was born on October 11, 1902 in Vienna, Austria. She was the second child of Sigmund Lichtenthal and his wife, the former Rosa Berger. Their first child, Paul (b. Dec. 10. 1900) was my maternal grandfather. Valerie Lichtenthal Valerie was educated as a “journeyman” from July 1917–July 1919 at the […]
Read MoreYep – it’s true….this really happened. At least I think it did. I’ve told the story so often I can’t remember if it really did happen…or if it happened to me…or if it happened to my sister Jeanne. At any rate, it’s a funny story and is a great segue to today’s topic: Why do some […]
Read MoreToday’s blog post is inspired by BENJAMIN SAMUELS who was born on October 7, 1878 in London, England. He and his father before him, both have added an ‘s’ to their last name. Today’s post will share information about Benjamin’s life. A future post (maybe tomorrow if I’m lucky!) will deal with the ‘S’ question. […]
Read More<!–[if supportFields]>xe “SEELEY:Katherine Pearl (b. 1869) ” \f A<![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]><![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]>xe “CT:New Caanan ” \f B<![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]><![endif]–>Katherine Pearl Seeley was born on October 4 in Albany New York. Her birth year is in question. The 1880 census lists her as “Kitty”, born in 1871 and the Illinois Death Certificate states her year of birth as […]
Read MoreEmanuel (Mandl) Weiss was born on September 28, 1826 in Hungary. He is my second great-grandfather on my mother’s side. Almost nothing is known about him at this time. In question is the number of marriages he may have had. His daughter Sophie alluded to the fact that Emanuel’s son Josef, may have been her […]
Read MoreI need to preface today’s post for three reasons:1) It is belated by 1 day. I was in Maryland celebrating the life of my wonderful brother-in-law, John Holman who passed away in June after a valiant 6 year battle with cancer. 2) It occurred to me that readers may want to know the familial connections […]
Read More<!–[if supportFields]>xe “HOLMAN:John Winchester (b. 1871) ” \f A<![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]><![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]>xe “Indiana:Indianapolis ” \f B<![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]><![endif]–>John Winchester “Jack” Holman was born on 12 Sep 1871 in Indianapolis, Indiana His parents were Aaron John Holman and Elizabeth L. Winchester. The Holman side of family dates back to a land deed in Virginia in the 1620’s. They […]
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Who We Are and How We Got This Way 