Los Angeles, California, October 1990. After Mr. Irene and I finished our San Diego obligations, we drove up to visit the family of Mr. Irene's paternal Uncle Ignas.
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Showing posts with label Ellie. Show all posts
July 1, 2015
Related by Marriage: We visit.
Los Angeles, California, October 1990. After Mr. Irene and I finished our San Diego obligations, we drove up to visit the family of Mr. Irene's paternal Uncle Ignas.
February 5, 2014
Related by Marriage: Thanks for the Bear.
Suburban Chicago, October 28, 1962. Mr. Irene's Mom sends a photographic thank-you note to Mr. Irene's paternal Uncle, Ignas, and Ignas's wife, Ellie.
Thanks to the daughter of Ignas and Ellie—Mr. Irene's Los Angeles Cousin—for making this photo available to us.
January 18, 2014
Related by Marriage: January Sun
October 6, 2013
Related by Marriage: October Anniversary
Los Angeles, California, October 1952. Here's another image from the wedding day of Mr. Irene's paternal Uncle, Ignas. Mr. Irene's Dad stands behind the groom.
May 7, 2013
Related by Marriage: After the Ceremony
Los Angeles, California, October 1952. Mr. Irene's paternal Uncle, Ignas, is delighted with his bride, Ellie.
October 16, 2012
Related by Marriage: October Wedding
Los Angeles, California, October 1952. Ignas, the brother of Mr. Irene's Dad, walks down the aisle with his bride, Ellie. The female attendants behind the newlyweds wear Lithuanian folkdresses.
September 22, 2012
Related by Marriage: Which car shall we take?
Los Angeles, California, January 1958. Mr. Irene's Parents, the honeymooners, get ready to step out with Ellie, the Sister-in-law of Mr. Irene's Dad.
September 12, 2012
Related by Marriage: Future Inlaws
Los Angeles, California, May 1952. Mr. Irene's Dad—on leave from his U.S. Army base at Camp Irwin—visits with Ellie, the future wife of his brother, Ignas.
July 23, 2012
Related by Marriage: California Garden
Los Angeles, California, 1955. Ignas sent this photo of himself and his wife, Ellie, to his brother, Mr. Irene's Dad. On the back of the photo, Ignas wrote, "From one brother to another."
June 22, 2012
Related by Marriage: Visitors from California
Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, Summer 1953. Mr. Irene's Dad, on the left, welcomes his brother, Ignas, and Ignas's wife, Ellie, to Chicago. This was the couple's first trip to the Midwest after they married.
April 16, 2012
Related by Marriage: California Wedding
Mr Irene's Uncle Ignas met his future wife, Ellie, in the Lithuanian Displaced Persons camp in Würzburg in July, 1946. Ignas had just reached Würzburg in June, finally reuniting with his brother, Mr Irene's Dad. The two saw each other for the first time since they had fled the advancing Soviet Army in July, 1944.
Ellie was in Würzburg with her Parents. She was a scoutmaster for a troop of young girls. Ellie met Ignas at a campfire social, and they developed a quick and close friendship.
By January 1949, Ellie's family received an invitation to settle in Los Angeles, where Ellie's mother had a distant relative. Ignas and Mr. Irene's Dad emigrated to Chicago in June 1949, to settle with their sponsor, a first-waver uncle who had emigrated from Lithuania before World War I.
Ignas and Ellie corresponded, and Ellie had hoped to join Ignas in Chicago. One year later, the start of the Korean War interrupted those plans. The U.S Army drafted Ignas, and Ignas reported for duty in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on August 22, 1950.
In January, 1952, while on leave in Los Angeles, Ignas proposed to Ellie. They married after Ignas's discharge in October, 1952, and they settled in California.
A pastor tried to convince Mr Irene's Dad to settle in Los Angeles too, but after his discharge from the U.S. Army, Mr Irene's Dad returned to Chicago.
Los Angeles, California, October 1952. Ignas and Ellie were the first couple to be married in the new Lithuanian parish church, St Casimir's, which had opened in 1951. Mr Irene's Dad—on the far left—was the best man at the wedding. Mr. Irene's Dad was still in the U.S. Army at the time, stationed not too far away at Camp Irwin, in Barstow.
Ellie was in Würzburg with her Parents. She was a scoutmaster for a troop of young girls. Ellie met Ignas at a campfire social, and they developed a quick and close friendship.
By January 1949, Ellie's family received an invitation to settle in Los Angeles, where Ellie's mother had a distant relative. Ignas and Mr. Irene's Dad emigrated to Chicago in June 1949, to settle with their sponsor, a first-waver uncle who had emigrated from Lithuania before World War I.
Ignas and Ellie corresponded, and Ellie had hoped to join Ignas in Chicago. One year later, the start of the Korean War interrupted those plans. The U.S Army drafted Ignas, and Ignas reported for duty in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on August 22, 1950.
In January, 1952, while on leave in Los Angeles, Ignas proposed to Ellie. They married after Ignas's discharge in October, 1952, and they settled in California.
A pastor tried to convince Mr Irene's Dad to settle in Los Angeles too, but after his discharge from the U.S. Army, Mr Irene's Dad returned to Chicago.
Los Angeles, California, October 1952. Ignas and Ellie were the first couple to be married in the new Lithuanian parish church, St Casimir's, which had opened in 1951. Mr Irene's Dad—on the far left—was the best man at the wedding. Mr. Irene's Dad was still in the U.S. Army at the time, stationed not too far away at Camp Irwin, in Barstow.
March 16, 2012
Related by Marriage: Weddings cement family ties.
When Mr. Irene's Parents married, they traveled to Los Angeles to "honeymoon" at the home of Ignas, the brother of Mr. Irene's Dad, and his wife, Ellie.
A few years earlier, when Ignas and Ellie had wed, those newlyweds made a similar trip. Ignas and Ellie travel to Chicago so that Ellie could meet "Uncle D" and Uncle D's wife, Danutė.
"Uncle D" was the brother of Mr. Irene's paternal Grandmother, Veronica.
Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, Summer 1953. The new relations gather in "Uncle D's" backyard. From left to right are "Uncle D," his wife Danutė, newlywed Ellie, newlywed Ignas, and Mr. Irene's Dad.
A few years earlier, when Ignas and Ellie had wed, those newlyweds made a similar trip. Ignas and Ellie travel to Chicago so that Ellie could meet "Uncle D" and Uncle D's wife, Danutė.
"Uncle D" was the brother of Mr. Irene's paternal Grandmother, Veronica.
Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, Summer 1953. The new relations gather in "Uncle D's" backyard. From left to right are "Uncle D," his wife Danutė, newlywed Ellie, newlywed Ignas, and Mr. Irene's Dad.
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Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, Summer 1953. They've arranged themselves by height again, but this time, the shortest point is at the center.
February 2, 2012
Related by Marriage: Honeymooners
After Mr. Irene's Parents married, they departed immediately for their honeymoon. The newlyweds traveled by train—on the Sante Fe line's "Chief"—from Chicago to Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, they spent their honeymoon at the home of Ignas, Mr. Irene's Dad's brother, and his wife, Ellie.
Los Angeles, California, January 1958. From left to right stand Ignas, his elegant wife Ellie, Mr. Irene's Mom, and Mr. Irene's Dad. The group poses on the steps of the home of Ignas and Ellie, which was across the street from the USC campus.
Los Angeles, California, January 1958. From left to right stand Ignas, his elegant wife Ellie, Mr. Irene's Mom, and Mr. Irene's Dad. The group poses on the steps of the home of Ignas and Ellie, which was across the street from the USC campus.
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