A Personal Panama Canal Centennial
Today, August 15, 2014, is the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal. The entire world is fêting the 8th wonder of the world today (and the internet … Continue reading
Mystery Ladies, Part One
Here are some beautiful mystery friends of my great-grandparents, Leo and Margaret Lessiack. Earlier, I published the mystery children’s portraits I found among their things, and later there will be some mystery … Continue reading
Heirloom Love
Happy Sunday, People. This busy weekend was mostly devoid of genealogy and writing time, but I wanted to share the results of a project I’ve been working on for a … Continue reading
A Little Piece of My Childhood in Panama
My Aunt Fran sent me this lovely short film from Nowness celebrating Panama’s incomparable Diablo Rojo buses. While I didn’t ride the buses much as a kid, I always enjoyed looking at them, … Continue reading
Timeless Fun
Happy Tuesday, People. I came across these undated photo booth images of my great grandparents, Leo and Margaret Lessiack. Anyone who’s ever mugged for the camera in a cramped space behind … Continue reading
Mystery Martin
Great-grandmother Margaret saved several pictures of a young man named Martin Johnson, and I recently came across a few more. I shared a few pictures of him earlier, but I’m publishing … Continue reading
Leonor, the Littlest Spielmann
I came across a few more images of my great-grand-aunt Leonor Spielmann/Spellman, the youngest of the Herman and Fanny Spielmann’s eight children. I’m sharing these new finds as well as re-publishing (in rough … Continue reading
The People of Pancho 