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Monthly Archives: July, 2014

Family Picnics

I don’t know exactly when these photos were taken, but I’m willing to make a guess. The smallest boy in the first photograph is my grandfather, Robert Lessiack, and he looks … Continue reading

July 7, 2014 · 2 Comments

Pop Yoder was a Swinger

Not that kind of swinger, People. Settle down. I mean, Pop Yoder could really swing, big-band style. Stay with me here. Pop Yoder was the stepfather of my maternal grandmother, Katherine … Continue reading

July 6, 2014 · 14 Comments

Lilly at Coney Island

I don’t know the story behind these images of my great-grand-aunt Lillian Spielmann (later Spellman), but she looks pleased as punch to be at Coney Island. These pictures were taken in … Continue reading

July 5, 2014 · 2 Comments