Here we are with our Grandmas.
Clara Fitzgerald Hunter (holding Doug Levy), Carolyn Levy,
Debi Levy, Loraine Gunzendorfer Levy c. 1962 |
And with our Grandpas.
Sigmund Levy (holding Doug), Carolyn Levy,
Debi Levy, Shelton Hunter c. 1962 |
Not many people are fortunate enough to have photos with a great grandparent – here we are with two of them!
Edward Fitzgerald, Debi Levy, Doug Levy,
Carolyn Levy, Mabel McAboy Fitzgerald c. 1962 |
Not too many generations but this one cracks me up! I’ve talked before about how small my paternal grandfather, Sig Levy, was but this is quite a visual. My mom was only about 5’5” and for the record, she is not standing on a step. Grandma and Grandpa sure loved going to Las Vegas!
Gordon Levy, Geraldine Martin Levy, Sig Levy, Loraine Gunzendorfer Levy
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The most special photos in any collection are those with four generations or if you’re really lucky, five generations. Unfortunately, I’m not that lucky but I do have a few of four generations that I treasure. I haven't run across one yet with both daughters but I'm on the lookout!
Clara Fitzgerald Martin Hunter, Debi Levy Austen (holding Erinn), Geraldine
Martin Levy, Loraine Gunzendorfer Levy, Natalie Trabue Gunzendorfer (Loraine’s sister-in-law) 1975 |
Loraine Gunzendorfer Levy, Geraldine Martin Levy (holding Erinn),
Debi Levy Austen 1975 |
Back: Clara Fitzgerald Martin Hunter, Geraldine Martin Levy,
Mabel McAboy Fitzgerald Front: Carolyn Levy, Debi Levy c. 1960 |
I even have some from farther back in time. I’m not sure who all of these people are but I can identify the generations. Since my mother and her father were never close following my grandparents’ divorce, I have very few photos of him so this is pretty special.
And another one of this group from a different day. Wait – since my mother is holding a baby doll could this be considered four generations?
Clara Fitzgerald Martin, Francis Brooks Martin, Geraldine Martin, Earle Martin
c. 1931 |
The Gunzendorfer and Levy families also took photos.
Abraham Gunzendorfer, Bertha Schwartz Gunzendorfer (my great grandparents)
Gordon Levy (front), Sig Levy, Robert Levy (Dad’s brother) c. 1935 |
And this photo, without a doubt, is my very favorite photo. So happy we were able to rescue it from the storage unit.
I could just look at these photos forever!
These are treasures - it's great you have so many group photos. I have a lot of photos, but not so many with multiple generations. It's great that you're sharing these online.
ReplyDeleteMy oldest ancestor in a photo is a 2X great-grandfather. To find a 3X would be like a miracle. This was such a fun post, Debi. I managed to get some 4-gen photos when my daughter was a baby, but I don't think there are any photos of me as the youngest of the 4 gens.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos!
ReplyDeleteHello. Lillie Gay McAboy Langworthy was my wife's (Terese Sojat Triesch) G-G grandmother. Her G- grandmother was Opal Hulda Cline Monck and Her grandmother was Laverne Florence Monck O'Leary. Except for one image on Wikitree (see link below) she had never seen a photo of her. Great blog btw!
ReplyDeleteBart Triesch
Camano Island WA
http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McAboy-28