Category Archives: Cumberland County

Civil War Faces

Among the many photos in the old family album are quite a few pictures of soldiers from the Civil War. When I first started looking at these pictures, I wasn’t aware that any of them were family, so it was quite a surprise to realize how many of them were folks in my family tree! […]

Family Reunion 1885 Style

Though I have been posting a number of Mystery Photos lately, I do also have a few pictures that I can identify! Here’s one from 1885, taken on the occasion of a family party in the Ohiopyle Park in West Pennsylvania. Unlike many of the pictures in my collection , this one actually had the […]

A Trio of Mystery Photos from Carlisle

This grouping are all from Lochman’s studio in Carlisle and are all mystery photos as far as I’m concerned. These came from my mother’s side of the family from Cumberland County and, at this point, I have no idea if they are friends or family. The first is a handsome young lad, who seems to […]