Victoria J. Westgate Stringer 1849-1916, was the mother of 21 children. She was nicknamed 'Biddy' for her resemblance to a mother hen with her brood. She's pictured here with my Gr.Grandmother, Josie.
Victoria Josephine Stringer Snell was born in 1876. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Victoria Josephine Stringer Snell.
Victoria J. Westgate Stringer was born on April 19, 1849. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Victoria J. Westgate Stringer.
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 1800s where the end of the industrial revolution and the birth of scientists.
The Industrial Revolution began around 1760 and ran through the 1840's. Then began the birth of the profession of science. Louis Pasteur, Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Te...
As the genealogy & local history librarian at Wareham (Mass)Free Library, I am always interested in finding family histories and photos from our area. Some early family names here are: Bates, Besse, Bourne, Burgess, Bumpus, Maxim, Fearing, Swift, Gibbs, and Savery.
The early 20th Century brought to our town, many ethnic groups seeking work in the cranberry industry. We are proud to share our history with families of Finnish, Cape Verdean and Italian descent.
We must all remember that photographs are more than just faces. They were taken to capture a moment in history.