Photo found in antique shop in Willow Glen (San Jose) California. Photo was taken at Wescott Studio, Vancouver, Washington. The name "Bob Ehlus" is written on the side. Could not locate family in the US Census. This is not a relative and I have no other genealogical information.
Old photos featuring the courageous men and women of the navy.
Throughout history, navies have played crucial roles in trade, exploration, and warfare, securing coastlines, protecting shipping lanes, and projecting power across the seas. These vintage photos of n...
My life-time love of geneology and old photos led to the concept of Ancientfaces back in 1999....through the site I have made contact with previously unknown cousins in Australia, Tasmania, England, Scotland and various states in the US, broadening and enriching my family stories, photos and family relationships.
The names I am researching resided in and/or settled the following areas: South Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland; Normandy; Germany, Belgium & the Netherlands; Virginia; West Virginia, Kentucky, Kansas, Idaho and Washington state; first wave of settlers in the Hudson River & Mohawk River Vallies; founding fathers of New Haven, Middlesex and New London Counties, CT, along with Suffolk, Norfolk & Middlesex Counties in MA; first wave of settlers to Quebec and Ontario, Canada. Also, I am a member of the Mayflower Society after tracing my maternal side to John Billington, a Mayflower passenger ( with his family) who settled in Plymouth , and signed, the Mayflower compact.