Gerald Lenz and Agnes (Schmitz) Lenz Wedding in June, 1932. Agnes Schmitz: daughter of Peter Schmitz (1874-1949) and Emma Roloff (1874-1956), and granddaughter of William Roloff (1836-1916) and Emily Amalia Haas (1850-1886), and Mathias Schmitz (1845-1925) and Margaretha Senz (1847-1917).
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...
The 1930's were a decade of severe stress: the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, the rise of Nazism. But it was also the end of Prohibition, the beginning of the change of land management (poor farm ...
Antique and old photos showing weddings and anniversaries through the centuries.
Did you know that the white wedding dress was popularized in the West by Queen Victoria in the 1800's? In the East, a red wedding dress is considered good luck.
Regardless of particular customs or...