Eric Weston Bolme with his maternal grandparents, Geraldine Margaret Guokas Pape and Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017), September 1986 in Kirkland, Washington.
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Friday, May 31, 2019
Friday's Faces From the Past: Happy Birthday to My Son Eric! (tomorrow)
Eric Weston Bolme with his maternal grandparents, Geraldine Margaret Guokas Pape and Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017), September 1986 in Kirkland, Washington.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2019
(Not-So-) Wordless Wednesday: Happy Birthday to My Cousin Terrie!
My cousin Teresa "Terrie" Ann Pape, taken in December (because another image taken the same day, which I will share later, has a Christmas tree), probably 1956. That's her mother, Dolores "Lorrie" Frances Olker Pape (1929-2005), in the background of the photo above, and her dad, Paul Robert Pape Jr. (1926-2008) is the man with the patterned socks in the photo below. Not sure who the other man is, probably one of my uncles. The last photo shows Terrie sitting on a chair with her mother.
These photos are from Kodachrome slides I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017).
Monday, May 27, 2019
Military Monday: Burke County, Georgia, WW II Honor Roll
In honor of Memorial Day and for The Honor Roll Project, I decided to transcribe the World War II Honor Roll monument on the grounds of the Burke County Courthouse in Waynesboro, Georgia.
The center panel reads: Dedicated to the lasting memory of all who served in World War II
Names on left panel:
Honor Roll
Arthur Bishop, Jr.
Everett Bonnell
Aaron Claxton
William C. Harner
Clayton Herrington
Robert C. Herrington
Joseph G. Mallard
Gabriel McNair
Joseph W. McNorrill
Loran D. Pilgrim
Max R. Pilgrim
Roy N. Simmons
S. Gaines Story Jr.
Peyton W. Thompson Jr.
Charlie Wall
George R. Watkins
Kenneth G. Gibson
Noah A. Hickman
Augustus Ponds
Names on right panel:
Honor Roll
Lide M. Jernigan
Walter C. Green
Talmadge Jenkins
Roy M. Jenkins
Colored
William Hankerson
Emmett Bennett
Sidney Lewis
Anderson Green
Sidney Green
Milton Gaines
Rufus Brown
Doc Miles
William Scott
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cropped from Burke County, GA WWII Honor Roll / Brent Moore / CC BY-NC 2.0
The center panel reads: Dedicated to the lasting memory of all who served in World War II
Honor Roll
Arthur Bishop, Jr.
Everett Bonnell
Aaron Claxton
William C. Harner
Clayton Herrington
Robert C. Herrington
Joseph G. Mallard
Gabriel McNair
Joseph W. McNorrill
Loran D. Pilgrim
Max R. Pilgrim
Roy N. Simmons
S. Gaines Story Jr.
Peyton W. Thompson Jr.
Charlie Wall
George R. Watkins
Kenneth G. Gibson
Noah A. Hickman
Augustus Ponds
Honor Roll
Lide M. Jernigan
Walter C. Green
Talmadge Jenkins
Roy M. Jenkins
Colored
William Hankerson
Emmett Bennett
Sidney Lewis
Anderson Green
Sidney Green
Milton Gaines
Rufus Brown
Doc Miles
William Scott
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Sunday, May 26, 2019
Sentimental Sunday: Mare and Rho with Uncle Bob - April 1953
My Uncle Bob, Paul Robert Pape Jr. (1926-2008), with nieces Marianne ("Mare") and Rosemary ("Rho") Streff at the front steps of the home of my grandparents, Paul Robert Pape (1896-1970) and Elizabeth Florence Massmann Pape (1902-2000), at 2093 West Lunt Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The photo above was cropped out of a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017). Dad took the photo when he was home on leave from the Air Force, enroute from Korea to Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Texas. Bob was also on leave from the Navy and service in Korea.
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Friday, May 24, 2019
Friday's Faces From the Past: Mare, Betty, and Rho - April 1953
My Aunt Betty, Elizabeth Mary Pape Streff (1927-2017), with daughters Marianne ("Mare") and Rosemary ("Rho") at the front steps of the home of my grandparents, Paul Robert Pape (1896-1970) and Elizabeth Florence Massmann Pape (1902-2000), at 2093 West Lunt Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The photo above was cropped out of a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017). Dad took the photo when he was home on leave from the Air Force, enroute from Korea to Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Texas.
This image (scanned from a color print, so not quite as vivid) was used in another post on this blog.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2019
(Not-So-) Wordless Wednesday: Mare, Rho, and Buddy - April 1953
My three oldest first cousins, Marianne ("Mare"), Rosemary ("Rho"), and Bud Jr. ("Buddy") Streff, outside the home of our grandparents, Paul Robert Pape (1896-1970) and Elizabeth Florence Massmann Pape (1902-2000), at 2093 West Lunt Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The photo above was cropped out of a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017).
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Sunday, May 19, 2019
Sentimental Sunday: Bob and Lorrie, June 1953
Below is a photograph taken in June 1953 of my uncle, Paul Robert "Bob" Pape Jr. (1926-2008), and his fiancée, Dolores "Lorrie" Frances Olker (1929-2005), sometime shortly after the June 13, 1953 double wedding of Bob's sisters Rose Mary "Moe" Pape Dietz (1931-2007) and Marilyn Electa "Beete" Pape Hedger, in which Bob (and my dad, Fred) were either ushers or groomsmen.
The photo above was cropped out of the photo below, which was taken at 2093 West Lunt Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. This is a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017). I'm not sure who the woman at the top of the stairs (which go into the back part of the house) is. It's not Beete nor Moe, and it's not my mother, who was not present at this wedding, as she and my dad had only recently met.
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Friday, May 17, 2019
Friday's Faces From the Past: Bud, Rho, Moe, and Das - April 1953
My first cousins Frank James "Bud" Streff Jr. and Rosemary "Rho" Jean Streff Grandusky (1949-2016), in April 1953, with our aunt, Rose Mary "Moe" Pape Dietz (1931-2007) and her husband Ronald Joseph "Das" Dietz (1931-1994). Moe and Das were engaged at this point. Note that Moe's left foot is in a cast.
The photo above was cropped out of the photo below, which includes my uncle James "Jim" Edward Hedger (1933-2010) on the porch of the home of my grandparents, Elizabeth Florence Massmann Pape (1902-2000) and Paul Robert Pape (1896-1970), at 2093 West Lunt in Chicago, Illinois. This is from a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017). Dad took the photo when he was home on leave from the Air Force, enroute from Korea to Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Texas.
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The photo above was cropped out of the photo below, which includes my uncle James "Jim" Edward Hedger (1933-2010) on the porch of the home of my grandparents, Elizabeth Florence Massmann Pape (1902-2000) and Paul Robert Pape (1896-1970), at 2093 West Lunt in Chicago, Illinois. This is from a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017). Dad took the photo when he was home on leave from the Air Force, enroute from Korea to Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Texas.
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Wednesday, May 15, 2019
(Not-So-) Wordless Wednesday: Rho, Beete, Jim - April 1953
My first cousin (literally, she was the firstborn of the 28 grandchildren of our grandparents Elizabeth Florence Massmann Pape, 1902-2000, and Paul Robert Pape, 1896-1970), Rosemary "Rho" Jean Streff Grandusky (1949-2016), in April 1953, with our aunt and uncle, Marilyn Electa "Beete" Pape Hedger and James "Jim" Edward Hedger (1933-2010). Beete and Jim were engaged at this point.
The photo above was taken on the front steps of my grandparents' home at 2093 West Lunt in Chicago, Illinois. This is from a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017). Dad took the photo when he was home on leave from the Air Force, enroute from Korea to Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Texas.
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The photo above was taken on the front steps of my grandparents' home at 2093 West Lunt in Chicago, Illinois. This is from a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017). Dad took the photo when he was home on leave from the Air Force, enroute from Korea to Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Texas.
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Sunday, May 12, 2019
Sentimental Sunday: Happy Mother's Day!
My mom, Geraldine Margaret Guokas Pape, with her first grandchild, my son Eric Weston Bolme, in October 1990 at the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle.
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Saturday, May 11, 2019
Happy 70th Birthday to My Cousin Rho in Heaven!
Rosemary "Rho" Jean Streff Grandusky (1949-2016) in April 1953, my first cousin and the oldest of the 28 grandchildren of our grandparents Elizabeth Florence Massmann Pape (1902-2000) and Paul Robert Pape (1896-1970). Rho was born on May 11, 1949, so she would have been 70 today.
The photo above was cropped out of the photo below, which includes Rho's mother Elizabeth "Betty" Mary Pape Streff (1927-2017) at the front steps of my grandparents' home at 2093 West Lunt in Chicago, Illinois. This is from a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017). Dad took the photo when he was home on leave from the Air Force, enroute from Korea to Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Texas.
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The photo above was cropped out of the photo below, which includes Rho's mother Elizabeth "Betty" Mary Pape Streff (1927-2017) at the front steps of my grandparents' home at 2093 West Lunt in Chicago, Illinois. This is from a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017). Dad took the photo when he was home on leave from the Air Force, enroute from Korea to Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Texas.
Friday, May 10, 2019
Friday's Faces From the Past: Happy Birthday to My Cousin Ron!
Below is a photograph taken in June 1954 of my aunt, Rose Mary "Moe" Pape Dietz (1931-2007), and her husband Ronald Joseph "Das" Dietz (1931-1994), holding their firstborn, son, Ronald Paul Dietz, who is about a month old.
The photo above was cropped out of the photo below...
...which was cropped out of the image below, which was taken at 2093 West Lunt Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. This is a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017). The original includes my mother, Geraldine Guokas Pape (leaning over the ledge at the front door landing), as well as my uncle Frank James "Bud" Streff Sr. (1925-2014), whose head is visible on the right. In front of him are his three oldest children, from front to back, they are Marianne, Bud Jr., and Rosemary (1949-2016).
My parents, who were engaged at the time, had traveled to Chicago for the wedding of Dad's older brother, Paul Robert "Bob" Pape Jr. (1926-2008), as Dad was the best man in the wedding. More images from that day and times around it to come!
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The photo above was cropped out of the photo below...
...which was cropped out of the image below, which was taken at 2093 West Lunt Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. This is a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017). The original includes my mother, Geraldine Guokas Pape (leaning over the ledge at the front door landing), as well as my uncle Frank James "Bud" Streff Sr. (1925-2014), whose head is visible on the right. In front of him are his three oldest children, from front to back, they are Marianne, Bud Jr., and Rosemary (1949-2016).
My parents, who were engaged at the time, had traveled to Chicago for the wedding of Dad's older brother, Paul Robert "Bob" Pape Jr. (1926-2008), as Dad was the best man in the wedding. More images from that day and times around it to come!
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Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Sunday, May 5, 2019
Sentimental Sunday: Cousins Beth and Ron (and Bud), ABT 1956
My first cousins Beth Streff and Ron Dietz, taken about 1956 outside the home of Nana and Grandpa (Elizabeth Massmann Pape and Paul Robert Pape Sr.) at 2547 Hastings in Evanston, Illinois. These two were born about a month apart and are around age two in this photograph.
The photo above was cropped out of the photo below, which includes Beth's older brother Bud Streff coming out the door. This is from a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017).
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The photo above was cropped out of the photo below, which includes Beth's older brother Bud Streff coming out the door. This is from a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017).
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
(Not-So-)Wordless Wednesday: Ron and Ron, Father and Son, ABT 1956
My uncle, Ronald Joseph Dietz (1931-1994) and his oldest son, my first cousin Ronald Paul Dietz, about 1956. This image is from a Kodachrome slide found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017).
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