Pancho is Back, and a Mystery is Solved
People, I’m baaaaack. I’ve missed you guys. The good news is that I got a really big promotion in 2018. The bad news is that it was the kind of … Continue reading
Caribbean Voyage, 1929
Hello, People. Today we will journey with the intrepid Lessiack family to various Caribbean ports, compliments of my Great-grandpa Leo Lessiack’s job with the Hamburg-American Line. He began working for … Continue reading
We’re Gonna Party Like It’s 1929
Hello, People. Here are some fun party pictures for you, taken in the months before the stock market crash in October of 1929. First, we begin with what looks to … Continue reading
Tour’s End at the Grand Canyon
Hello, People. This post wraps up the Lessiack family travels through New Mexico, Northern California, Southern California, and into Arizona, where they ended their trip by visiting the Grand Canyon in … Continue reading
Southern California Dreaming in 1927
Hello, People. Today we continue the Lessiack family travels up and down the California coast in 1927. I covered their Northern California travels last time, ending in the beautiful Muir … Continue reading
Picking Up the Threads in Haiti and Panama
1926 was a big travel year for the Lessiack family. Great-grandpa Leo’s job with the Hamburg-Amerika shipping line provided the family with lots of opportunities for adventure, and from the … Continue reading
Adorableness on the High Seas
Happy Friday, People. With the saddest post I’ve ever researched now behind me, I’m moving on to happier subjects. Today I return to the semi-chronological telling of the story of my great-grandparents, … Continue reading
And Baby Bob Makes Three
I return to my semi-chronological exploration of the lives of my maternal great-grandparents, Franz Georg Leopold Lessiack (Leo) and Margaret Spielmann Lessiack, who courted in romantic rowboats, and who were … Continue reading
The People of Pancho 