A spunky and active woman she held many jobs and was considered to be a female Jack of all trades
She was well known for an adventurous nature she went on a family RV trip to the Grand Canyon and white water-rafted down the Arkansas river at 80
When she wasn't grabbing life by the horns she loved quilting . She'd spend hours sewing the most important thing to her was her family, raising 6 kids and watching 20 grandkids grow up was a major source of joy for her. In return her family equally loved their matriarch. On her 80th birthday every ostrowski got together to give her one heck of a surprise party she was never more surprised in her life
She lived in Chicago alone for years after her husband died. This worried her children especially her youngest, Mike who didn't think she was safe there anymore and was constantly spending weekends up there to make sure she was safe. After several years of this she moved closer to him , his wife and her 2 youngest grand daughters . She would be at the front of many a milestone for her grandkids
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...
I'm a Founder of AncientFaces and support the community answering questions & helping members make connections to the past (thus my official title of Founder & Content and Community Support ). For me, it's been a labor of love for over 20 years. I truly believe with all of my heart that everyone should be remembered for generations to come.
I am 2nd generation San Jose and have seen a lot of changes in the area while growing up. We used to be known as the "Valley of Heart's Delight" (because the Valley was covered with orchards and there were many canneries to process the food grown here, which shipped all over the US) - now we have adopted the nickname "Capital of Silicon Valley" and Apple, Ebay, Adobe, Netflix, Facebook, and many more tech companies are within a few miles of my current home in San Jose (including AncientFaces). From a small town of 25,000, we have grown to 1 million plus. And when you add in all of the communities surrounding us (for instance, Saratoga, where I attended high school, living a block from our previous Mayor), we are truly one of the big cities in the US. I am so very proud of my hometown. For more information see Kathy - Founder & Content and Community Director My family began AncientFaces because we believe that unique photos and stories that show who people are/were should be shared with the world.