Our Family Photos

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Anton & Frances Wolf's (Bob's maternal grandparents) farm-boarding house

about 1920

 

Here is some Czech, Polish and Eastern European music from the 30's and 40's

In Heaven there is no Beer

Out Behind the Barn

 

                                                                        Here is one my Uncle George, who just passed away, had on a Decca record.

                                                                        I have looked for it for a long time. It was from the 1940’s, I think, because

                                                                        I played it while he was in the Navy.

I Can't Leave My Girl Behind. by Freddie Fisher

 

Barbara Polka

Beer Barrel Polka

Clarinet Polka

Helen Polka

Prune Song Waltz

I Love to Dance

 

 

 

 

 

Summer boarders and some of the family taken in 1923.

Elsie is holding George, Ottillie is the last girl on the right

in the front row. Frances is 3rd from the left in the second row and Anton

is 5th from

the left in the same row.

 

 

Babicka (Babi) & Dedecek (Dede or Jeda) with the "Station Wagon"

used to transport their boarders

to and from the Old Saybrook train station. About 1924.

Photo from Ronald Wolf

 

 

Taken Anton Wolf, Dedecek (Dede or Jeda) with fresh picked mushrooms.

about 1924

Photo from Ronald Wolf

 

 

From the top, left to right.

Ludwig holding Little George, Frank, Bob's Mom, Tillie,

Eunice(Margaret's sister), Dedecek (Dede or Jeda), Babicka (Babi), Mrs. Ray (Margarets mother),

Margaret (Frank's wife), Elsie, Big George, Peggie(Frank's daughter) & Ed (Ronald Wolf's father)

about 1924.

My Mom (Tillie) is wearing cootie garages*!

*Cootie garage: One of a pair of hair puffs worn over a woman's ears. c. 1920

use (definition from Wentworth and Flexnel's Dictionary of American Slang)

*Cootie was originally British naval slang for a head louse

Photo from Ronald Wolf

 

 

Bob's maternal grandparents, aunts, uncles and mother.

George, Elsie, Ludwig, Babi (Frances), Eddie, Dedecek (Dede or Jeda, Anton),

Frank & (Bob's mother)Ottillie Wolf. Aunt Mary is not

in this picture take about 1926.

Anton Wolf arrived in this country on Feb.18,1898.

Frantiska (Frances),Frank and Ludwik arrived on July 7, 1898.

The following are their passenger records. 

Anton is on line 13 and Frances on line 4. Their sons Frank and Ludwick are

on lines 5 and 6.

 

 

http://www.ellisisland.org/search/passRecord.asp?MID=12201702580073184512&FNM=ANTON&LNM=WOLF&PLNM=WOLF&RF=52&pID=602477090090

 

 

 

Anton & Frances Wolf's farm-boarding house about 1940

Bob's maternal grandparents

 

 

Dede, Babi & Moly about 1940

Bob's maternal grandparents

 

                                                  

                                                                Bob & cousin Frances on the farm, about 1936

               

                                                                

   Mary Wolf-Treitler June 1934

 

 

                                                                                          

    Bob's Dad, Mom and Bob at the

    1940 Worlds Fair Flushing, NY

 

 Blanche on Molly, Dede and Frances  about 1943

                                                                

                                                                   Bob & Frances behind the barn and in front of the 

                                                        manure pile with Tippy and Phillip about 1944

                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                                                         

The Spiwak family: Bob's father Roger, Sofie, John, Mary (Bob�s

Grandmother), Joe, Frank, Carry, Annie, John (Bob's Grandfather).

Stanley is not in this photo. Photo taken about 1943.

 

 

                                                           

John, Stanley & Mary Spiwak taken

about 1943

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                              

Bob's brother Roger & Bob's Dad

First Communion about 1949

 

Roger, my brother, and Bob with brook trout about 1950

 

 

                                                           

Ed & Mae Wolf's Anniversary 1953.

From Left to Right:

Stanley Svoboda, Sylvia Svoboda, George Wolfe, Dot Wolfe,Behind George is Bob Treitler holding Bob Junior,

Jane Treitler,Elsie Colgan, Jim Colgan, Anna Wolf, holding Brian (George & Dot's son).

In front of Anna, Peter Svoboda, Eleanor Howard and Bob Howard (neighbors of Ed & Mae),

Mary Treitler, Diana Wolf, Elizabeth Thayer(neighbor), Ron Wolf,

Roger Spiwak (Bob's brother), Mae Wolf, Dick Wolf, Tillie Spiwak, Roger Spiwak(Bob's Dad), Ted Wolf and Ed Wolf.

 

 

 

                                                           

Carol's Grandfather Berger Anderson, Aunt Clara, Uncle Reinhold,

Father Carl and Grandmother Augusta. Taken in Sweden about 1902.

 

 

                                                           

Carol's Uncle Reinhold Anderson, Aunt Clara , Grandfather

Nicola Juliani, Aunt Stella Juliani, Father Carl Anderson, Carol,

Mother Mary, Sister Claire, family friend, family friend. Seated: Carol�s

cousin Clara and Dolores. Photo taken about 1946.

Nicola Juliani arived in this country on Oct. 15, 1907 along with

Antonio, Pietro, Alfonsina and Stella

Click here to see Nicloa Juliani's Ellis Island passenger records.

 

 

http://www.ellisisland.org/search/passRecord.asp?MID=12201702580073184512&FNM=NICOLA&LNM=JULIANI&PLNM=JULIANI&RF=7&pID=102107170257

 

 

 

 

                                                   

Carol's brother Carl (Bud) Anderson

about 1934

 

 

Carol & her Dad June 1949

 

 

                                                                                                                      

Carol's sister Corrine & husband Steve

about 1948

 

 

                                                                             

Carol's sister Claire & husband Ed

about 1948

 

 

                                                                                                                                 

Carol's Mom, Mary Anderson, Carol & Aunt Stella 1946

 


                                                     
Carol at Gillette's Castle overlooking the Connecticut River 1957

       

Carol and Bob's Wedding Anouncement In the  Middletown Press

September 21, 1957

 

                                                                               

The result was Carol & Bob's Wedding September 21, 1957

 

 

                                                                               

Left to right in the wedding party:

Ed Bower, Jackie Bower, Bob, Carol, Clair Short, Ed Short,

Corrine Zaiko, George Wolfe and the flower girl; Christine Zaiko

 

 

         

O     

         On the way home from our Honeymoon we stopped at 

               my uncle Eddies farm in Massachusetts. Here is a photo 

         of, as my uncle would say, "two good looking Heifers".

     

          

                                                                                      Four generations of Spiwaks: John my Grandfather, Roger my Father, Bob (Me),
                                                                                      Robbie our son.
                                                                                      Photo was taken in 1958.

 

Rub a dub dub three kids in a tub.

Maureeni-spuchini, Rosie-dosie and Robbie-dobbie

May 1963

 

Lydia-pidia

July 1971

Maureen, Robbie, Lydia and Rosemary

Christmas 1972

 

                                                                                                      

Mom's 100th birthday. July 8, 2006, Live Oak Florida.

 

 

                                                                               

Over 100 and still cookin. July 9, 2006, Live Oak Florida.

 

 

                                                                                                                       

Bob & Carol Spiwak's Family 11-23-2006

First Row:

Cassandra, Marissa, Colette, Rachel, Joelle, Elise.

Second Row:

Lydia, Celine, Carol, Gianna, Maureen, Rosemary.

Third Row:

Robbie, Christina, Jared, Jonathan, Brett, John,

Baby Chase, Mike, Bill, Bob.

John & Rosemary's Family:

Jonathan & his friend Christina, Brett, Rachel, Cassandra

Bill & Maureen's Family:

Marissa, Joelle, Elise, Gianna

Mike & Lydia's Family:

Colette, Jared, Celine, Chase

 

 

                                                                                                                       

Bob & Carol Spiwak's 50th anniversary with Bishop Paul Bootkoski 9/21/2007

 

 

                                                                                                                       

Mom's last picture. Taken with Marc Spiwak and her Great Granddaughter Haley 5/2009

 

 

                                                                                                                       

Mom's Remembrance 6/6/2009

 

 

                

                                       

                                              Welcoming our Great Granddaughter  Anastasia  Marie Polak

                                                                                                  Born March 10, 2017

 

 

                        

 

                                                                      Anastasia' first smile 

 

 

                                              

                        The Adult Day Center “Happy Go Lucky Chorus” led by Gary Morton

 

                       

                   Gary Morton and Rob at the Adult Day Center

Here are a couple of videos of Rob singing:

Bicycle Built for Two

and

Hey Good Looking