Padubysis, Lithuania, probably early- to mid-1920s. We have a
few photos from Padubysis,
Lithuania. It's probably a place where my Dad's paternal Grandparents lived or
had a summer place. The snapshots are difficult to scan because someone
laminated them—probably to protect the images from getting crumpled.
Padubysis, Lithuania, probably early- to mid-1920s. I initially resisted
posting this photo because it is poorly focused. Both my Dad and his twin
Jonė,
however, kept the image among their important papers. Dad and Jonė only wrote the name
of a Lithuanian city, Padubysis, on the
back of the snapshot. I decided to post the photo because it shows several
generations of the family of my paternal Grandfather, Vytautas.
Vytautas is the tanned fellow standing in the back row, second from left. My
Dad and Jonė
likely are the
children sitting on the ground.
By now, I've posted most of the really old photos that we have. Occasionally, I still find a few snapshots that have not appeared on the blog. This is one of them. I didn't post it earlier because I don't have much information about the subjects. My Dad, who rephotographed and restored the original image, simply wrote the name of a Lithuanian city, "Padubysis," on the back of the photo.
Padubysis, Lithuania, about 1910. It's possible that the people riding in the carriage are my Dad's paternal Grandparents.
I
don't have many images of my Great-Grandparents, and I've posted most of them here. Early on, I talked about photos of my Mom's maternal Grandparents and her paternal Grandparents.
I also introduced my Dad's maternal Grandparents.
Here is my Dad's paternal Grandfather, Ambrose. He was born in 1838, and I think this photo dates from the late 1870s:
Ambrose, like his son, Vytautas , served in the Russian Imperial Army during the years when Lithuania was part of the Russian Empire. I have two modern-day relatives who are dead ringers for Ambrose.
Here is Ambrose's wife, my Dad's paternal Grandmother, Salomea. She was much younger than Ambrose; she was born in 1859. I believe she sat for this photo in about 1905:
When I first saw Salomea's photo, I said, "Check out that fur vest." Next, I thought, "Wow! What an exotic name." I then looked up its meaning. It's a Polish name that means "peace." My name, "Irene," means "peace" in Greek. That's a connection that never came to mind.
I wish my name were "Salomea" instead of "Irene."
