Some Predmore Photos

Thank you so much to Sally Lowing for sending along copies of some Predmore family photographs, as well as a copy of Joseph Predmore and Elizabeth Trainor's marriage certificate - it was really appreciated! And thanks to my Mom for letting Sally know what I have been up to with the family history.

Anyway, the photo below is a picture of my Grandfather Joe, his sisters Virginia, Eleanor and Betty, and his parents, Joseph and Elizabeth. They lived in Pittsburgh, PA, and according to Sally, the picture is from about 1915. To get you up to speed on Sally's connection - her mother was Eleanor. Sally's older sister Patricia lives in Michigan (and Sally lives in Chicago).

Here is the other picture that Sally sent, that shows an older Joe, with Eleanor and his Mom and Dad, and an unnamed "Little Rascals" looking dog!

Super Old-school Stalcop!

Todays blog is about a Stalcop ancestor who married a priest and got her portrait painted in the early 1700's by the first professionally trained artist to arrive in Delaware. And we're not talking some starving-artist-in-the-mall, either! Christinia Stalcop Bjork (1686-1720) was the daughter of Peter Stalcop, who was a son of the first Stalcop, Johan Anderson Stalcop. If you check the family tree link on the right hand side of the blog page, you'll see that Peter is my Dad's great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather! ANYWAY, Christina married the Reverend Ericus Bjork, pastor of the Old Swedes Church in the area that is now Wilmington, Delaware. I've read accounts that mention the Stalcop family being a big financial supporter of the Old Swedes Church, and evidently they also found other ways to support the church, too! Go, Christina! So enjoy the very cool and very old portrait of Christinia Stalcop, one of our ancestors! And while you're at it, you can enjoy reading more about these portraits at this link.