December 17, 2011

Related by Marriage: The Bridesmaid

This is Petra, the spinster sister of Mr. Irene's maternal Grandmother, Anna. Petra served as a bridesmaid at the wedding of Anna and Stanley.

Petra worked throughout her life. When she first emigrated to the United States, Petra sewed in clothing factories. Later she crafted hats in millinery plants. Perhaps that's how Petra had a path to buying some first-rate, fashionable toppers. She was nimble with a needle.


St. George's Parish, Bridgeport, Chicago, June 1917. Petra lived out her entire life in Anna and Stanley's homes.

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