Category Archives: Pennsylvania

Nov
13
2014

Civil War Faces

by Mary Briggeman

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! […]

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Nov
12
2014

Family Reunion 1885 Style

by Mary Briggeman

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 […]

posted in Cumberland County, Nevin, Pennsylvania, Rankin | Comments (1)

Nov
12
2014

A Reading Family

by Mary Briggeman

Another group of photos coming from the old Cumberland County photo album is this family group from Reading in Berks County. Unlike many of these old pictures, at least this group has a few clues to help us out. In the album itself, the parents’ pictures appeared next to each other and appeared to be […]

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