1950s

1951 Jeep Willys Station Wagon - Family Artifact Challenge (Day 17)

1951 Jeep Willys Station Wagon - Family Artifact Challenge (Day 17)

This 1951 Jeep Willys Station Wagon has a unique history in our family. For many years it sat, unused, in the garage of the Leaning Tree Lodge, a family cabin on the Au Sable River in Grayling, Michigan.

A 1951 Wedding Invitation - Family Artifact Challenge (Day 5)

A 1951 Wedding Invitation - Family Artifact Challenge (Day 5)

This is the wedding invitation of my wife’s maternal grandparents, Laurence A. Petit Jr. (1925-2007) and Muriel Joy Gregory Petit (1930-2014). Beautifully framed, it hangs proudly in our home. They were married on October 5th, 1951.

Man Reads Florida Outdoors Magazine Underwater (1956)

Man Reads Florida Outdoors Magazine Underwater (1956)

Okkama Colorization at The Psychogenealogist of “Man reading the November 1956 Florida Outdoors magazine underwater at Silver Springs”. Original courtesy of the State Library and Archives of Florida.

Arthur Sears (1900-1964), The Blackhawk Restaurant, and The Spinning Salad Bowl (Chicago, 1950s)

Arthur Sears (1900-1964), The Blackhawk Restaurant, and The Spinning Salad Bowl (Chicago, 1950s)

Learning about where your family ate, drank, smoked, or celebrated can be as meaningful as knowing where they married, prayed, or were buried. My great grandfather, Arthur Bryan Myers Sears (1900-1965) dined at The Blackhawk Restaurant in Chicago, IL one 1950s evening with his colleagues. He likely had The Spinning Salad Bowl.

Kodachrome Canada Goose of Crawford County Pennsylvania (1950s)

Kodachrome Canada Goose of Crawford County Pennsylvania (1950s)

I never anticipated that my interest in genealogy and family history would lead me to learning about the history of Canada geese. But here we are.

Pic of the Week (#151) - Kids Posing on a Cannon (1950s)

Pic of the Week (#151) - Kids Posing on a Cannon (1950s)

A trio of 1950s kids pose on a cannon in a tropical location. Do you know where they are? Can you help find and tell their stories?

Pic of the Week (#150) - Winter in Vermont (1946)

Pic of the Week (#150) - Winter in Vermont (1946)

Here is a collection of mostly wintery scenes likely taken in Vermont in the 1940s and 50s. I love the vibrant color captured by these vintage Kodachrome photo slides!

Pic of the Week (#149) - Seesaw or Teeter-totter? 1950s

Pic of the Week (#149) - Seesaw or Teeter-totter? 1950s

Nothing too fancy here. Just a couple of women here, likely form the 1950s, sitting on a seesaw or teeter-totter with a cute little girl.

Pic of the Week (#138) - A "Good" Samaritan of the 1950s

Pic of the Week (#138) - A "Good" Samaritan of the 1950s

A Samaritan Holy Man likely from the 1950s stands next to a religious scroll. Who is this man wand what is his story?

Captured in Kodachrome: Boy Celebrates 5th Birthday at Skokie Country Club (1956)

Captured in Kodachrome: Boy Celebrates 5th Birthday at Skokie Country Club (1956)

Here is another series of vintage 1956 Kodachrome photo slide images. The notes on this particular set says: “Dec ‘56 - Jon’s 5th Birthday Party - Skokie C.C.”

Pic of the Week (#128) - Janis and Steven - May 1, 1955

Pic of the Week (#128) - Janis and Steven - May 1, 1955

Here are two cute 1950s kids, presumably siblings. According to the note on the back they are Janis and Steven on Janis’s 5th birthday, May 1, 1955. Can you help me find their stories?

Pic of the Week (#127) - Sealed With a Kiss

Pic of the Week (#127) - Sealed With a Kiss

This #foundphoto is interesting to me more for what is on the back than what is on the front. This probably early 1950s photograph has a bright red lipstick imprint on the back.

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#109) - Bucketed Berries?

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#109) - Bucketed Berries?

A family stands in front of their bucketed harvest. Can you help me find and tell their stories?

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#77) - Beer Swigs, Oyster Slurps, and The Devil's Bathtub

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#77) - Beer Swigs, Oyster Slurps, and The Devil's Bathtub

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#77) - Beer Swigs, Oyster Slurps, and The Devil's Bathtub

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#68) - 1950s Summer

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#68) - 1950s Summer

Here's a delightful, smile inducing, Kodachrome photo slide of a toddler enjoying a 1950s summer. Take a look! 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#65)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#65)

Two real men sitting with two fake woman in "Ghost Town Calif." The girl does not seem too pleased. 

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Stanley Puchalski (1914-1992) Bowls Perfect 300 Game in 1951: Solves Genealogy Mystery

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Stanley Puchalski (1914-1992) Bowls Perfect 300 Game in 1951: Solves Genealogy Mystery

On December 26th, 1951 Stanley Puchalski (1914-1951), my 1st cousin 2x removed, bowled a perfect 300 game in Detroit, MI. Learn how this discovery connected me to a new branch of my family tree. 

 

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#54)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#54)

Here are some charming Kodachrome photo slides of a smiling older couple from the mid 1950s. They came from a lot of about 100 slides on eBay. They appeared to be of several different, possibly related, families. Notes on some indicated East coast locales like Vermont and New York.  

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#51)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#51)

A Colorado Christmas, 1956 - Liza, Ethel, Jon, Anne, Elmer, and Helen

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#49)

The Psychogenealogist Pic of the Week (#49)

Ruth Ardis (Hanson) Steadman (1903-1989) - the "Camping Grandma" of California.