A Closer Look (Part 76)

Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois, 1914. This is Mr. Irene's maternal Grandmother, Anna.

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A Closer Look (Part 59)

Southwestern Lithuania, about 1912. This is Mr. Irene's Great-Grandfather Jacob.

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A Closer Look (Part 58)

Southwestern Lithuania, about 1912. This is Mr. Irene's Great-Grandmother Agnes.

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A Closer Look (Part 36)

Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois, 1924. This is Mr. Irene's maternal Aunt, Martha, at the wake of her sister.

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Related by Marriage: Parish Leadership

St. George's Parish, Bridgeport, Chicago, 1942. Mr. Irene's maternal Grandfather Stanley (standing, second from right and marked with the white "X") also took part in the church's leadership.

Related by Marriage: Women's Guild

St. George's Parish, Bridgeport, Chicago, 1942. Mr. Irene's maternal Grandmother Anna (marked with the white "X" in the fourth row) and her sister Petra (marked in the third row) remain active in the church's leadership.

A Closer Look (Part 14)

St. George's Parish, Bridgeport, Chicago, June 1917. This is Mr. Irene's maternal Grandmother, Anna, on her wedding day. How young she was!

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Related by Marriage: At Home

Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, 1958. Mr. Irene's Mom poses with her parents, Stanley and Anna, on the steps of their home.

A Closer Look (Part 10)

Bridgeport, Chicago, about 1914. This is Mr. Irene's maternal Grandmother, Anna. Anna's oldest child, Martha, looked a lot like Anna. (Here's the original post.)

Related by Marriage: Rest

Goodman Wisconsin, Summer 1940. The farm horses take a break after entertaining the city girls.

Related by Marriage: Remembering Stanley

Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, 1961. We're remembering Mr. Irene's maternal Grandfather, Stanley, because he died 40 years ago today. Here is is with Mr. Irene's maternal Grandmother, Anna. They were married for 57 years and four days.

A Conversation about "First Wavers"

Chicago's WBEZ interviews Lithuanian Americans about Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.

Related by Marriage: Father's Day, Way-Back-When

Bridgeport, Chicago, Illinois, 1935. Mr. Irene's maternal Grandfather, Stanley, celebrates the day with his daughters, Martha and Mr. Irene's Mom. The trio poses on the family home's back porch.

Related by Marriage: Anniversary Toast

St. George's Parish, Bridgeport, Chicago, June 1917. Today is the ninety-sixth wedding anniversary of Mr. Irene' maternal Grandparents, Anna and Stanley.

We've got a bottle of Chandon chilling in the refrigerator; we'll toast the wedding party tonight.

Related by Marriage: Draft Horse

Commenter edutcher thought one of the horses in this post looked like a draft horse.
 
Here's a pair of draft horses:

Near Goodman, Wisconsin, about 1938. Mr. Irene's Mom (center) works at Cousin O's farm.

Bouquets

St. George's Parish, Bridgeport, Chicago, June 1917. Mr. Irene's maternal Grandmother, Anna, poses on her wedding day with her sister, Petra (on the right), and another attendant.

Related by Marriage: Wake

threatened children's lives. Mr. Irene's maternal Grandparents, Anna and Stanley, lost three offspring during that decade. Here, the family mourns the loss of Baby Jean, who died at three-and-one-half months of age. The family wakes Baby Jean at home. A portrait of family members who stayed behind in Lithuania hangs on the wall. Baby Jean's siblings, Benny and Martha, fold their hands in prayer. Petra, Stanley, and Anna stand on the left.

Related by Marriage: Wedding Party

St. George's Parish, Bridgeport, Chicago, June 1917. Mr. Irene's maternal Grandparents, Anna and Stanley, pose on their wedding day with their attendants. Anna's sister Petra stands on the far left.

Related by Marriage: A Gentle Face

Panevėžys, Lithuania, about 1935. This is Mr. Irene's Great-Grandfather, Michael. You saw him earlier here. Michael—born in 1895—was the father of Mr. Irene's paternal Grandmother, Veronica.

Michael's brother had emigrated to Chicago as a "first waver."

Related by Marriage: What else are you expecting?

Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, December 25, 1958. Christmas may be here, but everyone's expecting Mr. Irene's arrival. From left to right: Mr. Irene's Dad, Mr. Irene's maternal Grandfather Stanley, Mr. Irene's Mom, Mr. Irene's maternal Great Aunt Petra, and Mr. Irene's maternal Grandmother, Anna.