tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post7764305375320707008..comments2024-03-19T14:58:49.197-05:00Comments on Pats Posts: Sepia Saturday 200 Rerun from Week 13 Frank OstrowskiAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-19144207103317598022013-11-25T02:04:24.699-06:002013-11-25T02:04:24.699-06:00While many questions remain, I feel you've giv...While many questions remain, I feel you've given this your best shot [so far]. Keep digging!! That last shot is quite funny!! <br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-35391978635790869522013-10-30T20:52:03.304-05:002013-10-30T20:52:03.304-05:00You were able to gather quite a lot of information...You were able to gather quite a lot of information about Frank and his family. Very interesting. I have miner ancestors, too, and almost used that early Sepia Saturday post this week. Hard, dirty, and dangerous work, that mining. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-32664993263427662802013-10-30T10:23:34.201-05:002013-10-30T10:23:34.201-05:00Love that photo of the miner's hat!Love that photo of the miner's hat!The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-57034993069724588972013-10-29T19:10:49.439-05:002013-10-29T19:10:49.439-05:00This was quite doe history of your family members,...This was quite doe history of your family members, Pat. I wish I knew more about my own grandparents and beyond.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-9819122745988812282013-10-28T16:23:53.077-05:002013-10-28T16:23:53.077-05:00Great photos! I too am descended from miners - Cor...Great photos! I too am descended from miners - Cornish tin miners who came to Australia chasing gold. Glad to get to see this post - I only joined SS in Jan 2013Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-283706061761645072013-10-28T14:16:05.845-05:002013-10-28T14:16:05.845-05:00I too was going to mention liking the coal miners ...I too was going to mention liking the coal miners hat. The pictures are really great of telling stories themselves of time long gone by.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-69376883023380586982013-10-28T06:23:31.556-05:002013-10-28T06:23:31.556-05:00Very enjoyable post, Pat. And I love that photogra...Very enjoyable post, Pat. And I love that photograph of Frank in his lantern hat. Superb!Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-90033087324090065372013-10-27T22:55:20.055-05:002013-10-27T22:55:20.055-05:00Oh yes, the amazing story of dear Frank. I especia...Oh yes, the amazing story of dear Frank. I especially recall the photos, each one striking and vivid in its own right! great choice for our book.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-61563652555189269252013-10-27T19:57:18.800-05:002013-10-27T19:57:18.800-05:00Many years ago, I took my wife and son on a tour t...Many years ago, I took my wife and son on a tour through a West Virginia coal mine now turned into a heritage center. It was sobering to go deep underground and feel the cold, dark environment that so many men, and boys too, had felt everyday. Work can't get much harder. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-67735214872505603142013-10-27T13:25:54.473-05:002013-10-27T13:25:54.473-05:00I like the idea of you learning enough Polish to e...I like the idea of you learning enough Polish to eavesdrop. I hope you didn’t hear anything you wish you hadn’t! Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-52669258134758724392013-10-27T11:20:02.922-05:002013-10-27T11:20:02.922-05:00Mining was such hard and dangerous work back then....Mining was such hard and dangerous work back then. I guess it still is dangerous now. Great post for Sepia Saturday! DougVernXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00755911760606416970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-36522041682805407592013-10-27T10:09:41.212-05:002013-10-27T10:09:41.212-05:00I'm another whu did not include the previous c...I'm another whu did not include the previous comments, not that there were many. My American son-in-law's family has a Polish origin and in 1996 he took his father back to where he was born and to his parents grave. Frank is one of thousands whose stories must not be lost, So glad you shared it again.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-72945820157921479452013-10-26T15:46:53.711-05:002013-10-26T15:46:53.711-05:00I so remember that coal-mining photo of Frank. It ...I so remember that coal-mining photo of Frank. It is such a classic - so interesting.<br />I imagine many of the eastern Europeans were evasive about the past, particularly if they were victims of the pogroms. They wanted to forget the horrors of the past and get on with their lives, and who could blame them?Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-25666744911511139672013-10-26T09:16:36.653-05:002013-10-26T09:16:36.653-05:00I didn't print the original comments either, b...I didn't print the original comments either, but oh well. This post is new to me since I didn't discover SS until late November 2011. The photo of your great grandfather in his work clothes with his tools is a fine piece of history. Like you, I like how Alan's prompts help us find the story to tell about our family.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-26458306287028803782013-10-26T08:03:15.465-05:002013-10-26T08:03:15.465-05:00You Know,I Really Do Warm To Frank.Hard As Nails b...You Know,I Really Do Warm To Frank.Hard As Nails but A Survior.I Like His Style!tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-26398973199627080732013-10-26T03:42:31.485-05:002013-10-26T03:42:31.485-05:00Neither did I Pat, but Alan did say there were no ...Neither did I Pat, but Alan did say there were no rules.<br />I enjoyed reading your post about Frank. What an interesting man, and you photos are great.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-72154440191750434242013-10-25T20:46:59.516-05:002013-10-25T20:46:59.516-05:00I see reading others' Sepias that they left al...I see reading others' Sepias that they left all former comments too, I did not, so we start anew..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.com