Tag: wedding

Ancestor Spotlight, Kuznicki Family Tree

Tracing My Grandfather’s Navy Service

by Jamie Gates11 Comments on Tracing My Grandfather’s Navy Service
Tracing My Grandfather’s Navy Service

My grandparents--Tom and Janice (Zielinski) Kuznicki--celebrated their Golden Anniversary last October; they were married on October 12, 1968 at St. Hedwig's Church in Dunkirk, New York, and they moved to the city of Jamestown soon after. Gramps proposed through the mail--he was stationed in the Philippines at the time--and my grandmother accepted via return letter. [...]

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Ancestor Spotlight, Hometowns, Miller Family Tree

The Mecklenburg Müllers

by Jamie Gates13 Comments on The Mecklenburg Müllers
The Mecklenburg Müllers

My 2nd great-grandmother, Anna Maria Auguste Bluhm, married Ernest August John Miller on December 14, 1905 in Cambria, New York. I've shared the Bluhm family's story before: Anna's great-grandparents, Carl August Bluhm and Charlotte Sophia Bratsch, were innkeepers in the village of Blumberg, Germany, and her parents, August Bluhm and Friederike Benz, left Neuenfeld for [...]

Ancestor Spotlight, Behind the Photo, Kuznicki Family Tree, Wordless Wednesday

Simply Meant to Be

by Jamie Gates13 Comments on Simply Meant to Be
Simply Meant to Be

Thaddeus Kuznicki and Gertrude Szwejbka were married on Wednesday, March 8, 1946 at St. Hyacinth's Church in Dunkirk, New York. "The bride wore a gown of white nylon check, with a fingertip-length tulle veil. She carried a bouquet of white roses and lillies of the valley. The maid of honor, Miss Angeline Kuznicki, wore aquamarine [...]