Josef and Elsabetha Gartz-Wedding day October 13, 1911 |
On Jan. 23, 1943, my uncle, Frank Ebner Gartz, (photo in uniform, above) reported to the draft board in Chicago to start his training for WWII. So began the correspondence between him and family & friends, comprising almost 300 letters going both ways. I’m posting many of these World War II letters, each on or near the 70th anniversary of its writing. To start with his induction, click HERE.
This blog began in Nov., 2010, when I posted a century-old love note from Josef Gärtz, my paternal grandfather, to Lisi (Elisabetha) Ebner, my paternal grandmother, and follows their bold decision to strike out for America.
My mom and dad were writers too, recording their lives in diaries and letters from the 1920s-the 1990s. Historical, sweet, joyful, and sad, all that life promises-- and takes away--are recorded here as it happened. It's an ongoing saga of the 20th century. To start at the very beginning, please click HERE.
14 comments:
Beautiful! I hope you're going to submit this to this month's COG!
What absolutely beautiful photos! And somehow I missed the Half Day Honeymoon post so was thrilled to see it now.
Happy anniversary, Josef and Lisi!
The first photo is great but the second photo is fabulous! Don't you love how she's resting her elbow on his shoulder?
So glad you're all enjoying the photos. It's great to hear from all of you
Thanks for sharing these great stories.
great site
The temporal coincidence is so interesting.
Sis, I love seeing al these pixs of ancestors and reading your work. In this post we see the "Old World" very alive in the stature and symbols of those at the wedding. Of course, they were only ~1 year from leaving. Keep it up! Paul
Linda,
I'm playing catchup on my reading. I absolutely love this post. I sent a link for it to my niece who is really interested in vintage clothing. I love the role that instruments played in the lives of our ancestors.
Great photos for sure, there goes Carol's photo envy level again, sky rocketing.
Kathy,
Well I'm playing catch-up on responding to my wonderful commenters. Yes, I love the clothes too and I'm so glad you can share them with someone who has a great interest. Boy, she'd have a field day with my photos -- and Carol! I've had people tell me I'm blessed -- or cursed! Sometimes I feel a little of both, but with this post's photos, I definitely feel blessed. Thanks for dropping by. And Anonymous, whoever you (singular or plural) are, thanks for the compliments!
What wonderful photos, and a great love story!!
Beautiful memories.
The photos and the letter by your grandmother are so wonderful to have. They managed to get a lot into half a day, looks like they had music too!
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