Monday, April 23, 2007

Anita Malootian renovated a basement as a playroom in the New York Times on April 19, 2007

Danielle Austen for the New York Times

Anita Malootian renovated a basement as a playroom.

Stepfamilies Try to Stretch Their Space

By KATE MURPHY

Published: New York Times; April 19, 2007

WHEN Rebecca and Robert Blanche married nine years ago, they lived in a narrow three-bedroom house in Baton Rouge. There was plenty of space for the two of them and his four children from a previous marriage, who visited every other week. But when his children started to live there most of the time, and the Blanches had a baby in 2000, things got a little crowded.

“We were always in each other’s faces,” said Ms. Blanche, a registered nurse who owns a yoga studio. The baby slept in an upstairs kitchen, Dr. Blanche’s daughter had her own room and his three sons slept in a room with a bunk bed that had a full-size bed on the bottom and a twin bed on top. “I’d wake up every morning and no one was where I’d left them and someone was always on the couch,” she said. “I have no idea what transpired during the night to cause that, but it probably wasn’t good.”

Such space problems are common. Many American children of divorce play a residential version of the schoolyard game Red Rover, shuttling between their parents’ houses. But these children are not just visiting their mothers and fathers. Their parents often remarry or live with partners who have children, and sometimes the new couple has children too. With multiple stepparents, stepsiblings, half siblings and pseudosiblings, it’s a whole new type of family, and with it comes the challenge to design a home where everyone feels welcome.

Members of these blended families, as well as psychotherapists, said creating a comfortable and inclusive home is fraught with difficulty. For adults and children alike, having a place in the house has parallels to having a place in the family. Hurt feelings and lasting resentment can spring from something as seemingly mundane as wall color or closet space.

Age, personality, privacy, full- or part-time residency and even sexuality can add to the emotional and architectural complexity. “Visiting children need a place in the house that’s theirs so they have a sense of belonging,” said Francesca Adler-Baeder, director of the National Stepfamily Resource Center at Auburn University. That does not necessarily mean a bedroom. For many families, providing a separate area for each child is not affordable or even logical, because a room that is sealed off and useless much of the time is wasted space.

Robin Samet, a health care consultant, and her fiancĂ©, Gregg Turk, an investment manager, will move into a high-rise condominium in Reston, Va., next month. Her home office will double as a bedroom for his 7-year-old son and a guest room will be a bedroom for his 10-year-old daughter when they visit every other weekend. The two rooms have custom cabinetry that conceals and protects the adults’ things when the children are there and that stores and hides the children’s things when they are not.

“Since we’re the ones who live there full time, and we both work from home, the pink pony and Spider-Man motifs are not something we are interested in devoting precious space to,” Ms. Samet said.

Therapists said children do not have to have their own bedrooms, but accommodations have to be made. “It’s not about equal or exclusive space so much as their own private space while they are there,” said Anne Bernstein, a psychologist in Berkeley, Calif., and senior scholar with the Council on Contemporary Families, a nonprofit organization based in Chicago concerned with issues affecting modern families. “You can create little enclaves, carve out nooks, rearrange furniture — there are lots of creative ways to make a special area for a child.”

Katie Gray, who shares a home in Tampa, Fla., with her fiancĂ©, Philip Monson, has tried to do that for his two daughters, 8 and 10. Ms. Gray puts flower handles on the door to the guest room, lays out special pillows and clears closet space when the girls visit every summer. “Since they don’t live here full time, I try to do little things to make the room look happy and welcoming and like it’s their place,” she said, especially because her 2-year-old daughter from a previous marriage, who lives in the house full time, has a nicely decorated room of her own.

Involving children in designing their space is helpful, family therapists, child psychology experts and architects said. “I quiz the kids in private to find out their concerns and what they want,” said Kevin Harris, an architect in Baton Rouge. “A lot of times the only thing they really care about is where the TV is going to be.”

Even if a child must share a room or sleep on a sofa, there are ways to promote a sense of ownership. Choosing the paint color for their half of the room or the linens for their bed can help make children feel at home.

“Because they aren’t with them all the time, divorced parents often go overboard in decorating rooms for their kids,” said Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, an interior designer and founder of apartmenttherapy.com, a popular design blog. “But room design isn’t compensation for poor parenting.” A former elementary school teacher, Mr. Gillingham-Ryan said, “The best way to honor a child is to give them a quiet, clean space to sleep and do their work.”

Japanese rice paper screens and wood veneer partitions sometimes used for office cubicles are ways to demarcate territory. “If you block line of sight, you give a sense of privacy even if there is someone else just inches away,” said Liz Howard, an interior designer in Honolulu who has installed wood blinds and fabric shades that draw up to the ceiling to create boundaries in crowded stepfamily homes. Privacy and physical boundaries are even more important in blended families when there are biologically unrelated members of the opposite sex. Another strategy, Ms. Howard said, is to have built-in beds high off the floor with draw around curtains hanging from the base to conceal each child’s desk, dressing and storage space underneath.

If children are around more often, a more permanent solution is required. When Ms. Blanche in Baton Rouge was pregnant with their second child three years ago, she and her husband bought and remodeled a home so they would have enough space for the four of them and his four children from his previous marriage, who had begun to live with them full time.

They turned to Mr. Harris, the architect, who came up with a design that enlarged and reconfigured the main house as well as transformed the guest house, pool house and attic into children’s rooms, bathrooms and play areas. “With eight people in one house you have to be able to retreat to your separate corners before you kill each other,” Ms. Blanche said.

Equally important are places where everyone can come together, like the large family room off the kitchen that Mr. Harris designed for the Blanches. Otherwise, wary stepchildren and teenagers in general tend to withdraw into their private spaces. “Communal areas are important to encourage stepfamilies to casually interact,” said Diane Ranes, a clinical social worker in Durham, N.C., who specializes in counseling stepfamilies. She suggests putting televisions and computers in a common room “to draw kids out of their private spaces.”

Family dynamics experts said moving to a new house as the Blanches did is ideal when blending families because no one feels like an interloper. “It’s hard not to feel like an intruder when you are moving into another family’s house,” Dr. Bernstein said.

When Ryan Asper, a lawyer in Katy, Tex., a suburb of Houston, remarried six years ago, he briefly moved into the home of his wife, Jennifer, and her daughter, who was 12 at the time. His 6-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter visited on weekends. Since there were only three bedrooms, they converted a dining room into a bedroom for his son. “It wasn’t the best situation,” Mr. Asper said, which is why within a few months they moved to a new house with four bedrooms where, he said, “everyone felt like they had a room that was really theirs.”

If moving is not possible, stepfamilies frequently raise roofs to add another partial or full floor, or they may turn a basement or a garage into living quarters. Anita Malootian, a medical writer in Hillsborough, N.J., enlarged her Cape Cod-style house last year to accommodate her two children and two stepchildren, ages 8 through 15, by adding a second floor and finishing the basement. Her husband, David Kravitz, a software developer, moved in with her after they married in 2002 and he got primary custody of his children the following year. “It was unexpected and we couldn’t afford to move because most places with five or six bedrooms are big mansions,” Ms. Malootian said.

In the years before the renovation, Mr. Kravitz’s son and Ms. Malootian’s son shared a room and his daughter stayed in a guest room while her daughter had her own room. “No one complained, but we just felt maybe as the kids got older, everybody was going to want their own room,” Ms. Malootian said. Since the couple did not have enough money to add a third bathroom, Ms. Malootian said they had a double vanity installed in the laundry room so her teenage daughter could “blow-dry her hair and do whatever else she does for 45 minutes every morning getting ready.”

The addition also allowed Ms. Malootian to reclaim the guest room for a home office; the finished basement gave her children a place to hang out and her husband space to pursue his hobby of brewing beer. And with the children’s bedrooms now upstairs and the parents’ bedroom remaining downstairs, the couple have more privacy, which Ms. Malootian said has been a “big bonus.”

Indeed, family therapists agreed it is best for the parents’ bedroom in stepfamilies to be somewhat removed from those of the children. “Any hint of sexuality in these situations makes children extremely uncomfortable,” particularly if the children are adolescents, Dr. Adler-Baeder said. She warns parents and their new partners against overt displays and advises “to create as much physical distance as possible between your bedroom and the kids’ rooms” or at least make sure you have soundproof walls.

Couples need their own space to bond. “Particularly in stepfamily situations, they need privacy to talk, for sex and to just be alone together,” said Judith S. Wallerstein, a psychologist and an author of “The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce: The 25 Year Landmark Study.” Second marriages fail even more often than first marriages, which she attributed to the additional stresses and strains of stepfamily life.

“Before you call an architect or invest in bookcases or furniture or anything, parents in stepfamilies need to invest in time alone together,” Dr. Ranes in Durham said. “Marital harmony has got to be your foundation.” Otherwise, the home, no matter how well designed, is not going to last.

Monday, April 16, 2007

Eloise Ensko (1882-1966) funeral notice

Eloise Ensko (1882-1966) funeral notice.

Eloise Ensko (1882-1966) Bank Clerk (b. October 06, 1882, New York, USA - d. May 17, 1966, 7:35 pm, Jackson Heights, Queens County, New York, 11372, USA) Social Security Number 086093095

Source: New York Times on May 21, 1966 on page 24

Sophie Charlotte Ensko (1886-1954) funeral notice

Sophie Charlotte Ensko (1886-1954) funeral notice

Sophie Charlotte Ensko (1886-1954) Never Married and School Teacher, Public School 52, Manhattan (b. June 1886, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA - d. January 09, 1954, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA)

Source: New York Times; January 11, 1954, page 25

Sunday, April 15, 2007

McDowells and Piatts and Freudenbergs in New York State


From left to right: Margaret Piatt (1879-1952) second wife of Bill McDowell; William Nathan McDowell (1882-1966) wearing a tie and vest; Nora Belle Piatt (1874-1955), the second wife of Algernon Skinner and sister of Margaret Piatt; Merle McCarter (1903-2001) wife of Asa McDowell; Algernon E. Skinner (1867-1943) wearing his stetson hat; Ralph Freudenberg (1903-1980) wearing William McDowell's derby; and Asa Auston McDowell (1899-1958), the brother of William McDowell, and he is wearing a tie and jacket.

Photograph taken by Nora Belle Conklin (1902-1963), wife of Ralph Freudenberg and daughter of Nora Piatt from her first husband.

Florence Catherine Skinner (1901-1986) and children in Columbia Park, Jersey City, New Jersey on August 26, 1930


From left to right are: Florence Catherine Skinner (1901-1986) holding Arthur Oscar Freudenberg II (1929- ); Eugene Freudenberg II (1924-1945) holding his hat; and Louis Julius Freudenberg II (1922-1986) in Columbia Park, Jersey City, New Jersey on August 26, 1930.

Source: The photograph is from the collection of Ralph Freudenberg (1903-1980) and Nora Belle Conklin (1902-1963) and is now archived with Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).

Florence Catherine Skinner (1901-1986) in Jersey City in 1926


From left to right are: Florence Catherine Skinner (1901-1986); Louis Julius Freudenberg II (1922-1986); and Eugene Freudenberg II (1924-1945) in Jersey City in 1926.

Photograph from the collection of Ralph Freudenberg (1903-1980) and Nora Belle Conklin (1902-1963).

Friday, April 13, 2007

1900 US Census, New Jersey with Mary Margaret Burke (1890-1949)


1900 US Census for New Jersey with Mary Margaret Burke (1890-1949) being raised by her aunt.
  • Jersey City Ward 11, Enumeration District 158, Sheet 32A, Line 35-37, Image 21/30
  • 16 Ellicot Place, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07306-1511, USA
Household
  • Catherine Finn, widow, age 75, immigration 1867, home owner
  • Catherine Finn, daughter, age 47, secretary in pencil works
  • May Burke, granddaughter, age 19
Household Interpreted
  • Catherine Creedon (1834-1914)
  • Catherine Elizabeth Finn (1873-1918)
  • Mary Margaret Burke (1890-1949)
Note: 1867 immigration conflicts with birth of children

Daniel Finn (1818-1887) and Catherine Creedon (1834-1914) in the 1880 US Census

Daniel Finn (1818-1887) and Catherine Creedon (1834-1914) in the 1880 US Census.

Nora Creedon (1829-1904) death certificate


Nora Creedon (1829-1904) death certificate.

Nora Creedon (1829-1904) Immigrant to Wales around 1860 and Immigrant to USA in 1873; Servant in Manhattan; Spinster (b. 1829, Millstreet and Cullen, County Cork, Ireland - d. April 02, 1904, Saint Joseph's Home for the Aged, 209 West 15th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA)

Catherine Creedon (1834-1914) death certificate


Catherine Creedon (1834-1914) death certificate.

Catherine Creedon (1835-1914) Immigrant to USA in 1873 or 1874 (b. May 1835, Millstreet and Cullen, Cork, County Cork, Munster Province, Ireland - d. New Year's Day, January 01, 1914, 41 Hopkins Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA)

William Burke (1845-1919) and Margaret Kane (1846-1912) cemetery deed for Holy Cross Cemetery

William Burke (1845-1919) and Margaret Kane (1846-1912) cemetery deed for Holy Cross Cemetery.

Margaret Kane (1846-1912) death certificate


Margaret Kane (1846-1912) death certificate.

Person: Margaret Kane (1846-1912) Immigrant from Ireland to USA and Wife of Milk Dealer in Jersey City, New Jersey (b. March 15, 1846, Ireland - d. June 11, 1912, Morton, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA)

William Burke (1845-1919) naturalization of October 27, 1874


William Burke (1845-1919) naturalization of October 27, 1874.

Person: William Burke (1845-1919) Immigrant from Ireland to USA and Milk Dealer in Jersey City, New Jersey (b. circa March 19, 1845, County Sligo, Ireland - d. July 29, 1919, Philadelphia General Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA)

William Burke (1845-1919) death certificate

William Burke (1845-1919) death certificate.

Person: William Burke (1845-1919) Immigrant from Ireland to USA and Milk Dealer in Jersey City, New Jersey (b. circa March 19, 1845, County Sligo, Ireland - d. July 29, 1919, Philadelphia General Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA)

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Daniel Thomas Norton (1993- ) self portrait II, 2004

Daniel Thomas Norton (1993- ) self portrait II, 2004

Daniel Thomas Norton (1993- ) self portrait, 2004


Daniel Thomas Norton (1993- ) self portrait, 2004

Sarah Francis Norton (1896) death certificate

Sarah Francis Norton (1896) death certificate.

Mary Norton (1898) death certificate. She was the daughter of Patrick J. Norton and Sarah Jane Carr.


Mary Norton (1898) death certificate. She was the daughter of Patrick J. Norton and Sarah Jane Carr.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Catherine Finn Norton (1930-1934) death certificate


Catherine Finn Norton (1930-1934) death certificate.

Thomas Patrick Norton (1891-1968) record of employee's prior service


Thomas Patrick Norton (1891-1968) record of employee's prior service.

Monday, April 09, 2007

Arthur Oscar Freudenberg I (1891-1968) on Easter Sunday, 1961 at the home of Helen Eloise Freudenberg (1928-1989) in Jersey City, New Jersey

Arthur Oscar Freudenberg I (1891-1968) on Easter Sunday, 1961 at the home of Helen Eloise Freudenberg (1928-1989) in Jersey City, New Jersey. He fell asleep in the chair.

Naida Muriel Freudenberg (1915-1998) circa 1920-1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey in her class photograph


Naida Muriel Freudenberg (1915-1998) circa 1920-1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey in her class photograph.

Sunday, April 08, 2007

James Gerard Kennedy II (1907-1997) birth certificate


James Gerard Kennedy II (1907-1997) birth certificate.

Person: James Gerard Kennedy II (1907-1997)' aka James G. Kennedy, Founder, President, and Chairman of James G. Kennedy & Company, Inc. (b. February 07, 1907, Manhattan, New York, USA - d. Christmas Eve, December 24, 1997, Larchmont, Westchester County, New York, 10538, USA) Social Security Number 081012772.

Francis Herbert Kellar (1888-1934) funeral notice from the New York Times of May 8, 1934

Francis Herbert Kellar (1888-1934) funeral notice from the New York Times of May 8, 1934.

Person: Francis Herbert Kellar (1888-1934) New York City Photographer (b. August 20, 1888, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA - d. May 07, 1934, Mineola, Nassau County, New York, 11501, USA)

Leopold Barca (1887-1924) death certificate

Leopold Barca (1887-1924) death certificate.

Person: Leopold Barca (1887-1924) Whittler in Hat Factory (b. December 13, 1887, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - d. September 16, 1924, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA)

Saturday, April 07, 2007

Osborne Theomun Olsen (1883-1971) birth certificate


Osborne Theomun Olsen (1883-1971) birth certificate. He is incorrectly identified as "Oscar".

Person: Osborne Theomun Olsen (1883-1971) aka Asbjorn T. Olsen, aka Ozzie Olsen; Owner of Osborne Art Studios in Chicago which existed from 1910 to 1973 (b. June 09, 1883, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - d. January 09, 1971, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60631, USA) Social Security Number 327304556.

Osborne Theomun Olsen (1883-1971) death certificate


Osborne Theomun Olsen (1883-1971) death certificate.

Person: Osborne Theomun Olsen (1883-1971) aka Asbjorn T. Olsen, aka Ozzie Olsen; Owner of Osborne Art Studios in Chicago which existed from 1910 to 1973 (b. June 09, 1883, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - d. January 09, 1971, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60631, USA) Social Security Number 327304556.

Johanna Katrine Jensen (1857-1912) and Steffan Barca (c1855-before1900) marriage certificate

Johanna Katrine Jensen (1857-1912) and Steffan Barca (c1855-before1900) marriage certificate.

Person: Johanne Katrine Jensen (1856-1912) aka Katherine Jensen, aka Catherin Jensen, aka Johanne Katrine Jensen; She emigrated from Farsund, Norway to USA in 1882 (b. November 14, 1856, Farsund, Vest-Agder, Norway - d. July 02, 1912, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA)

Osborne Theomun Olsen (1883-1971) death certificate

Osborne Theomun Olsen (1883-1971) death certificate.

Person: Osborne Theomun Olsen (1883-1971) aka Asbjorn T. Olsen, aka Ozzie Olsen; Owner of Osborne Art Studios in Chicago which existed from 1910 to 1973 (b. June 09, 1883, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - d. January 09, 1971, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60631, USA) Social Security Number 327304556.

Lena Elaine Olson (1860-1938) death certificate


Lena Elaine Olson (1860-1938) death certificate.

Person: Lena Elaine Olson (1860-1938) aka Hannah Eline Olsdatter, aka Lina Olson, aka Mae Lena Olson; Cleaning Lady and Housewife; Emigrated from Farsund to Chicago around 1881 (b. February 13, 1860, Vanse, Farsund, Vest-Agder, Norway - d. January 23, 1938, 8:06 am, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA) US Passport Number 137560

Sigrid Marie Andreassen (1905-1940) circa 1935


Sigrid Marie Andreassen (1905-1940) circa 1935.

Source: Adelma Tandberg

Harry Oliver Olsen (1887-1965) birth certificate

Harry Oliver Olsen (1887-1965) birth certificate.

Source: Research and image from Roger F. Thauland

Norman Otto Olson I (1895-1977) born under the name "Fredie Otto Olsen"

Norman Otto Olson I (1895-1977) born under the name "Fredie Otto Olsen".

Friday, April 06, 2007

Katherine Mary Norton (1894-1942) death certificate

Katherine Mary Norton (1894-1942) death certificate.

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Wedding of Theodore Roosevelt Lattin (1901-1980) and Bertha Christina Nelson (1905-1980) on June 16, 1929 in the Bronx, New York.


Wedding of Theodore Roosevelt Lattin (1901-1980) and Bertha Christina Nelson (1905-1980) on June 16, 1929 in the Bronx, New York.

Standing from left to right are: Ruth Lattin Poole (1906-2004) who was the wife of Harry Neumair and she is holding Marion Matie Neumair (1929- ); Harry G. Neumair (1896-1973); Alfred William Poole (1881-1959); possibly Emma Nelson; Julia Ann Lattin (1880-1960) who had a damaged eye and was the wife of Alfred Poole; Julia Marion Poole (1910-2005) who was the wife of Conrad Dilthey; Eva Gertrude Poole (1908-1972) who will later marry Cecil Rodney (1904-1978); Otto Perry Winblad (1902-1977); Theodore Roosevelt Lattin (1901-1980); Anthony LeRoy Winblad (1912-1970); Sven Victor Nelson; Maria Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987); Norman Edward Winblad (1911-1980); Naida Muriel Freudenberg (1915-1998); and Earl Vincent Winblad (1916-2004). Sitting from left to right are: Ethel Louise Brush (1898-1991) and Harry Halstead McPheeters (1892-1960); Jennie Alice Lattin (1888-1958) and Charles Henry Pilkington (1887-1956); Eva Ariel Lattin (1892-1939) and Anton Julius Winblad II (1886-1975); and Elizabeth Henry (1903-1987) and Dewey Ernest Lattin I (1898-1985).

Source: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) archive, from the Maria Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987) collection

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Norman Edward Winblad (1911-1980), Anton Julius Winblad II (1886-1975) and Anthony LeRoy Winblad (1912-1970) near Santa Barbara on the Isle of Pines i


From left to right are: Norman Edward Winblad (1911-1980), Anton Julius Winblad II (1886-1975) and Anthony LeRoy Winblad (1912-1970) near Santa Barbara on the Isle of Pines in Cuba circa 1912.
Am sending you papers three times a week. That is some banana plants in the background, Dear Father and Mother, I wrote you about four weeks ago telling you about the map I sent three month ago, so if you dont get it please let me know for I will try to get you one more. Am sending Otto a baseball by Registered mail and some more stamps. How do you like this picture? Tony.
This photograph comes from a postcard sent from Anton to his father, John Edward Winblad (1856-1914) in Farsund, Norway. The postmark appears to be October 1914 which would be about three weeks after his father's death. Word hasn't reached Anton yet of his father's death. The photograph was most likely taken by Eva Ariel Lattin (1892-1939) who was Anton's wife.

Anton Julius Winblad II (1886-1975) death certificate


Anton Julius Winblad II (1886-1975) death certificate.

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Louis Julius Freudenberg (1894-1918) postmortem dental examination on June 7, 1921


Louis Julius Freudenberg (1894-1918) postmortem dental examination on June 7, 1921 when the body was disinterred from grave 184, section 11, plot 4, of cemetery 1232 in Argonne. The corpse was 5 foot and 9 inches and weighed 155 pounds. He was buried in a pine box in uniform.

Monday, April 02, 2007

Louis Julius Freudenberg (1894-1918) death notice from November 22, 1918

Louis Julius Freudenberg (1894-1918) death notice from November 22, 1918.

Heights Boy Died On French Battlefield. Private Louis J. Freudenberg reported killed in action October 16, was a member of company M, 309th U.S. Infantry. He entered the service April 4, last and went overseas May 19. He was twenty-four years old and was born in Hoboken but his family moved to 63 Concord Street, Jersey City twenty years ago. Private Freudenberg graduated from Public School Number 6, Jersey City and at the time he joined the colors he held a responsible position with Butler Brothers, Jersey City. The young hero is survived by his parents Max and Eloise Freudenberg; three sisters, Ada, Clara and Grace, and by four brothers, Arthur, Eugene, Ralph and Richard, the last name being in the service at Camp Meade, Maryland.
Source: Hudson Observer, Friday, November 22, 1918

Postcard from Ralph Freudenberg (1903-1980) to Arthur Oscar Freudenberg (1891-1968) from August 26, 1911


Postcard from Ralph Freudenberg (1903-1980) to Arthur Oscar Freudenberg (1891-1968) from August 26, 1911.

From: Ralph Freudenberg (1903-1980), Jersey City, New Jersey.
To: Arthur Oscar Freudenberg (1891-1968), 70 Laurences Cottage, Highlands, New Jersey.
Date: August 26, 1911.
Dear brother Arthur. Glad you are having a good time and enjoying, but we will all be glad to see you again. We all received your postals today. From Ralph. Love and kisses.

Joan and John Edward Burke (1934- ) in June of 2006

Joan and John Edward Burke (1934- ) in June of 2006.

Charlotte C. Kahrar (1897-1963) death certificate


Charlotte C. Kahrar (1897-1963) death certificate.

Person: Charlotte C. Kahrar (1897-1963) Housewife (b. September 17, 1897, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA - d. August 29, 1963, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07307, USA)

Sophia Weber (1815-1891) death certificate

Sophia Weber (1815-1891) death certificate.

Person: Sophia Weber (1815-1891) aka Sophia Webber, Immigrant from Alsace to USA in 1834 (b. circa May 19, 1815, Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine, France/Germany - d. October 09, 1891, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA)

Sunday, April 01, 2007

Leif Jensen (1886-1955) circa 1910-1920 in Chicag0, Illinois.


Leif Jensen (1886-1955) circa 1910-1920 in Chicag0, Illinois.

Children of Andrew Havig Jensen (1861-1930) and Lena Elaine Olsen (1860-1938) aka Hannah Eline Olsdatter circa 1950-1955


Children of Andrew Havig Jensen (1861-1930) and Lena Elaine Olsen (1860-1938) aka Hannah Eline Olsdatter circa 1950-1955 in or near Chicago, Illinois.

From left to right are: Alvin Jensen (1900-1986) aka Ab Jensen; Mahlon Edward Shanahan (1900-1993); Eleanore Margaret Jensen (1897-1987); Helen Mae Baldwin (1907-1998); William Holm (1891-1983) aka Bill Holm; Goldie Jensen (1891-1965); Francis Joseph Woods (1891-1972) aka Frank Woods; Marguerite Jensen (1891-1986) aka Daisy Jensen; Mary Jensen (1883-1969) aka Marie Jensen; Leonard Jensen (1887-1979); Agnes Hansen (1890-1965) who was married to Leif; and Leif Jensen (1885-1955). The role of Santa Claus was played by John Mahlon Shanahan (1927-1994).

Source: Sandra Elaine Shanahan (1935- ) aka Sandy Shanahan collection

Louis Julius Freudenberg I (1894-1918) birth certificate

Louis Julius Freudenberg I (1894-1918) birth certificate.

Full name of Child (if any): Louis Freudenberg
Color of Child: White
Sex of Child: Male
Date of Birth: Saturday, August 04, 1894
Place of Birth: 220 Madison Street, Hoboken, New Jersey
Name of Father: Max Freudenberg
Maiden name of Mother: Eloise Lindauer
Country of Father's Birth: Germany
Age of Father: 36
Occupation of Father: Clerk
Country of Mother's Birth: US
Age of Mother: 33 [sic]
Number of Children in all by this Marriage: echt (eight)
How Many Living: sechs (six?)
Note: The birth order appears correct but only 5 children survived including Louis's birth

Source: Birth Certificate, Louis Julius Freudenberg, 1894

Eva Ariel Lattin (1892-1939) and children in Cuba circa 1912


Eva Ariel Lattin (1892-1939) and children in Cuba circa 1912.

From left to right are: Norman Edward Winblad (1911-1980); Eva Ariel Lattin (1892-1939); and Anthony LeRoy Winblad (1912-1970) aka Roy Winblad, circa 1913 at the home of Jarvis Andrew Lattin (1853-1941) and Mary Jane Puckett (1854-1927) near Santa Barbara on the Isle of Pines in Cuba. This picture was taken by Anton Julius Winblad II (1886-1975) with his camera. The family appears to be returning to their own home a few miles away.

The photograph was found unlabeled in the collection of Maria Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987). Eva was recognizable from other photographs in the family collection. The original photograph is now archived with Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).