Mrs. James Clarkson, Mrs. Murray Goldstein, Mrs. Paul Russell, Mrs. Frederick Sortine, Mrs. Thomas Norton and Mrs. George Hollister

What the well dressed women of Paramus will wear is shown by members of the Ridge Ranch Social Club last Tuesday night at their fashion show in the multi-purpose room of the school. Pictured in their casual attire for the show are Mrs. James Clarkson, Mrs. Murray Goldstein, Mrs. Paul Russell, Mrs. Frederick Sortine, Mrs. Thomas Norton and Mrs. George Hollister.

The image is circa 1955-1960 in Paramus, New Jersey. Shown is Selma Louise Norton (1921-2009).

Louis Julius Lindauer (1838-1915) in the 1905 New York census

Louis Julius Lindauer (1838-1915) in the 1905 New York census living at 201 88th Street in Manhattan.

• Louis Julius Lindauer (1838-1915)
• Grace Lindauer (1873-?) Massey, who lived till at least 1930
• Jennie Lindauer (1874-?) who lived till at least 1905
• Ada Lindauer (1882-?) who lived till at least 1930

Postcard from Sopie Marie Olsdatter (1852-1924) Nilsen to Maria Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987) Freudenberg on January 15, 1910

Postcard from Sopie Marie Olsdatter (1852-1924) Nilsen to Maria Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987) Freudenberg on January 15, 1910. The text has been translated from Norwegian to English: "Miss Maria Winblad, New York. Dear niece Maria, Aunt Sofie [ Sofie Olesdatter of Farsund, Norway] would now like to send you her and grandfather's [Ole Matthais Pedersen] New Year's greetings and everything good in this year is wished to you; greetings to Tony [Anton Julius Winblad II]."

Ralph Bozarth I (1917-2002) and Naida Muriel Freudenberg (1915-1998), and Burnett Van Deusen (1913-1993) at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Ralph Milton Bozarth I (1917-2002) with his hand raised, and Naida Muriel Freudenberg (1915-1998), and Burnett Peter Van Deusen (1913-1993) at the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York. Ralph Milton Bozarth was living at Lake Placid at the time. Image from the collection of Tracey DePaola.

1914 as the annus horribilis with three deaths in the family in Farsund, Norway

1914 as the annus horribilis with three deaths in the family in Farsund, Norway. The first to die was Ole Mathias Pedersen (1822-1914) on August 24, 1914. His daughter came when he was dying or for the funeral. I haven't found her arriving in Norway on a ship manifest yet to know the exact date. John Edward Winblad I (1856-1914) died of cancer on September 24, 1914, just 31 days after the death of Ole. Salmine Sophia Severine Olesdatter Pedersen (1862-1914) died on December 18, 1914 of a heart attack, just 79 days after her husband (2 months, 18 days). All three deaths are recorded on the same page of the Farsund churchbook.

Eugene Freudenberg II (1925-1945) tombstone

Eugene Freudenberg II (1925-1945) was a private in the US Army, and was killed in action in World War II (b. June 29, 1925, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA - d. January 24, 1945, Luzon, Philippines) Military Service Number 42014477.

Eugene enlisted as a private in the US Army on September 17, 1943 in Newark, New Jersey. He had dropped out of high school after one year and wasn't employed. He was killed in the Battle of Luzon on January 24, 1945 just 15 days into the US invasion. Eugene was buried at the Santa Barbara Number 1 Cemetery in the Philippines and was disinterred on August 30, 1948. His skeletal remains were reinterred at Beverly National Cemetery in New Jersey on February 11, 1949. They initially used a Star of David on his plot because they thought the name Freudenberg was Jewish. His mother, Florence, went to visit the cemetery on October 24, 1949 and told the cemetery officials that he was Lutheran and they replaced the Star of David with a Latin Cross in the photo.

Image by Michael X. Bell on January 14, 2011.

Note to self: Don't eat any nuts

I just remembered that I cant seem to digest any nuts at all. On January 4, 2010 I bought a fruitcake filled with walnuts, and pecans, and maraschino cherries, and devoured about 25% of it over two days. Last night I was up all night with cramps and woke up to diarrhea and all the nuts were undigested. The same thing happened when I ate a whole bag of granola last year. My grandmother died in 1987 but she used to take off the nuts from anything she was eating, and she told me she couldn't digest them. Back then I had no idea what she was taking about. Now I understand with great clarity. Here is the fruitcake I bought from Costco. It has just as many nuts and fruit on the inside.