Category Archives: Surnames

Nov
18
2014

Bathing Style 1930’s

by Mary Briggeman

While I don’t have an exact date on the photo for this post, I can make a pretty good guess of early  to mid 1930’s based on the folks who are present in the picture. The picture was almost certainly taken at the farm of my mother’s great-uncle Jeff McClelland, as his farm in Newlin […]

posted in Bratton, Chester County, Reynolds | No Comments

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! […]

posted in Civil War, McPherson, Military, Shippensburg | No Comments

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)

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