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 | Cradle marked 'Jacob Zentmyer, Agent' I found this hand-made doll's cradle, stamped 'Jacob Zentmyer, Agent, Naperville Ills' on eBay, likely a promotional give-away item during Jacob's time as an agent for Bloomer's Home Products. "After losing an arm in a corn shredder accident in 1899 Jacob became an agent for Bloomer's Home Products - medicines, spices, and extracts. Driving a horse and special wagon, he had a regular route through the countryside and visited regular customers with Bloomer products." -Naperville Sun, 20 Oct 1982 | 24 Jan 2026 | |
 | Union Church Cemetery Located in Hartleton, Union, Pennsylvania. The headstone of Samuel Strayhorn who died in 1850 is circled. Image by Gary Zentmyer | 22 Jan 2026 | |
 | Location of Hartleton Union Church and Cemetery Samuel Strayhorn and his wife Elizabeth, and their children Samuel and Jane, are buried here. Image by Gary Zentmyer | 22 Jan 2026 | |
 | Halifax in 1749 The image says 'Drawn from Topmasthead' so from a ship in the harbor. But this could have been from a few years later as so many houses had been constructed. | 21 Jan 2026 | |
 | Seige of Louisbourg, 1745 Image depicts the landing of some two thousand British troops on 11 May, 1745. The French finally surrendered on 28 June, 1745. | 20 Jan 2026 | |
 | Headstone for Mary Read Morris Located in the Old Burying Ground (St. Pauls), Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia Photo courtesy LMK Here lays Depolited The Sacred Remains of Mrs. MARY MORRIS Consort of the late CHARLES MORRIS Esq. One of His Majestys Council Chief Land Surveyor and a Judge of the Supreme Court in Nova Scotia (bottom line unreadable) | 19 Jan 2026 | |
 | Bernhard's Headstone - Reverse Side Translation: "The Soul at Peace in This Chamber, Devoid of Life's Miseries, Rests Undisturbed by its Great Sorrows, of which the Earth is Full" One would conclude that Bernhard, later in life, was not without many challenges. Photo by Gary Zentmyer | 19 Jan 2026 | |
 | Bernhard's farm in present-day Penn Township (formerly Warwick Township) Bernhard's original farm is mostly intact, and currently produces wheat, corn, and beef. The owners as of 2015, J. Marlin Myer and his brother Gerald, told me the farm has been in the Myer family since 1940. It is not clear what will happen going forward, as none of their offspring are interested in farming. They say the original farm house is made of square logs under the siding, and is contained within the left-hand portion of the farm house in the middle of the view. According to Cousin Ron, having two front doors was common for the period. Once a family had the ability to expand the house, the original door was used by the family, and the new door was for guests and opened into a parlor, where the family's best things were on display. The two ponds are fed by a perennial spring, which has flowed since the earliest written records. Native American artifacts have been found at the site, suggesting it was likely a pre-colonial settlement as well. Photo by Gary Zentmyer | 19 Jan 2026 | |
 | Aerial View of Bernhard's Farm on what is now called Airy Hill Rd. Bernhard and Salome's farm at 2192 Airy Hill Rd., about one mile northeast of the cemetery in Penryn where they are buried. The farm has been owned by Ralph Myer & Sons since 1940. (no relation) Image by Gary Zentmyer | 19 Jan 2026 | |
 | Nieuw Amsterdam in 1656 On the southern tip of Manhattan Island, which was renamed New York in 1664. | 18 Jan 2026 | |
 | Headstone for Joseph and Jeanette Lehman Brutsché, and their son Henry, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Located in Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, Susquehanna Lawn, Section 64, Grave 51. Your webmaster had this headstone created and placed in 2018. Photo courtesy BARB. | 17 Jan 2026 | |
 | John and Sarah Strahorn's house at 211 N. Ave 51, Highland Park. They lived here at least from 1925 until 1933. It was less than a mile from the home of daughter Mary and George Zentmyer. | 15 Jan 2026 | |
 | Image of the Vienna Buffet The Vienna Buffet was located at 114 Court St., which was demolished and the street incorporated into the Los Angeles City Hall complex in 1926. | 15 Jan 2026 | |
 | 1898 article in the Los Angeles Herald about Frank Strahorn's unfortunate death. The Vienna Buffet was an early gay bar in Los Angeles, 1.6 miles from Frank Strahorn's home at 1311 Santee St. Image by Gary Zentmyer | 15 Jan 2026 | |
 | 403 Mozart St., Los Angeles This is where Thomas Foster Strahorn and his son Harry were residing in the mid 1880s. The map is from a Sanborn Insurance Map dated 1888. Address numbers have changed since then, the house is now addressed as 2707 Mozart St. The structure in the backyard on the Sanborn map was a fifteen foot high windmill and water tank, apparently there was no municipal water service at the time the house was built. Domestic water service was established in Lincoln Heights in 1874. Thomas' son Frank was recorded as living here as late as 1890. | 15 Jan 2026 | |
 | The Vienna Buffet area Image from Lavander Los Angeles, a gay publication, 2011 | 15 Jan 2026 | |
 | Frank is buried next to his father. Image by Gary Zentmyer | 15 Jan 2026 | |
 | July 1902 article announcing closure of the Vienna Buffet. Image by Gary Zentmyer | 15 Jan 2026 | |
 | May 1902 cartoon about lax law enforcement at the Vienna Buffet Image by Gary Zentmyer | 15 Jan 2026 | |
 | Los Angeles Directory 1884 Thomas and his son Harry were living at 403 Mozart St. in 1884. Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer | 15 Jan 2026 | |
 | Letter of Recommendation for J.C. Strahorn, who resigned for health reasons. From the Zentmyer Collection. John soon obtained a job with the Union Pacific Railroad in North Platte, Nebraska, and lived another fifty-three years. | 14 Jan 2026 | |
 | Headstone for Thomas Foster Strahorn Thomas, his second wife Rebecca Jane Kellogg, and their son Frank Kellogg Strahorn are all buried in the same plot in Rosedale Cemetery, just west of downtown Los Angeles, according to cemetery records there. We suspect the headstone was installed by Thomas' son Robert Edmund Strahorn after Robert became wealthy, since Thomas was a man of modest means. A smaller stone can be seen in front of the larger one, which reads, "T.F.S. Husband," possibly an earlier installation. No headstone is in evidence for Rebecca Jane Kellogg, even though she is buried in the same plot, but she was not Robert E. Strahorn's mother. (A curious omission -Ed). Robert's mother Rebecca Emmert and her parents have substantial headstones in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, possibly also paid for by Robert. Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer | 14 Jan 2026 | |
 | George and Mary Zentmyer's house at 5929 Terrace Drive, Los Angeles From the Zentmyer Collection. George and Mary had this house built in 1925. After leaving for college and then marrying, sons John and George and their families returned to visit many times. | 14 Jan 2026 | |
 | George and Mary Zentmyer's house in Las Vegas in 1923 From the Zentmyer Collection. Photo taken by their son John Zentmyer age 11, with his Brownie camera. | 14 Jan 2026 | |
 | Thomas F. Strayhorn in Hartleton Biographical sketch indicating Thomas was working in Hartleton as of the summer of 1852, soon after his son Robert Edmund Strahorn was born. At that time, Thomas' father Samuel was living in Hartley Township, 1/4 mile west of Hartleton. The Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Vol.1. Image courtesy Gary Zentmyer | 14 Jan 2026 | |
 | Headstone for Peter Hobart Located in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 7 Jan 2026 | |
 | Headstone for Jael Whiton Hobart In Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 7 Jan 2026 | |
 | Headstone for Samuel Hobart In Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 7 Jan 2026 | |
 | Dr. Mary Forrester Hobart The location of this image is unknown. | 2 Jan 2026 | |
 | Dr. Mary Forrester Hobart The location of the photo is unknown. | 2 Jan 2026 | |
 | Location of Abraham Lowman's farm c.1858 In Jefferson Twp., Butler Co., Pennsylvania. The farm to the east belonged to William Wright, and to the west James Wright, so it's likely Mary and Abraham were given their farm by Mary's parents. | 28 Dec 2025 |
| ID | Last Name, Given Name(s) | Born/Christened | Location | Last Modified |
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| I85713 |
 STRAHORN, Thomas Foster |
b. Abt 1824 | West Buffalo, Union, Pennsylvania  | 27 Jan 2026 |
| I85736 |
MORRIS, Charles III |
b. 8 Jun 1711 | Hopkinton, a suburb of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts | 21 Jan 2026 |
| I85743 |
READ, Mary C. |
b. 14 Apr 1716 | Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut | 19 Jan 2026 |
| I938 |
LEGGETT, Captain Thomas Balch Sr. |
b. 27 Feb 1706 | Yarmouth, Hampshire, England | 18 Jan 2026 |
| I85647 |
STRAHORN, John Calvin |
b. 14 Mar 1849 | Haines Twp, Centre, Pennsylvania | 15 Jan 2026 |
| I86060 |
STRAHORN, Frank Kellogg |
b. 21 Jan 1869 | Washington, Pettis, Missouri | 15 Jan 2026 |
| I1856 |
ZENTMYER, John |
b. 24 Mar 1808 | Washington County, Maryland | 10 Jan 2026 |
| I85813 |
HOBART, Edmund Sr. |
b. 1574 | Hingham, Norfolk, England | 10 Jan 2026 |
| I85811 |
HOBART, Peter |
b. 16 Oct 1604 | Hingham, Norfolk, England | 10 Jan 2026 |
| I86106 |
SUMNER, Elizabeth M. |
b. Abt 1844 | Illinois | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I86107 |
HOBART, Alberta |
b. 20 Aug 1866 | Carthage, Hancock, Illinois | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I651 |
HOBART, Thomas |
b. 1871 | Accomac, Accomack, Virginia | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I3631 |
HOBART, Jonas M. |
b. 7 Aug 1859 | Hancock, Illinois | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I649 |
HOBART, James |
b. 25 Aug 1689 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I628 |
HOBART, Hannah |
b. 5 May 1683 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I576 |
HOBART, Samuel |
b. 11 May 1681 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I572 |
HOBART, Hannah |
b. 29 Sep 1679 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I569 |
HOBART, Edmund |
b. 3 Dec 1674 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I568 |
GOLD, Hannah |
b. 12 Mar 1643 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I560 |
HOBART, Peter |
b. 16 Jan 1685 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I565 |
HOBART, Lucretia |
b. 14 Nov 1748 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I564 |
HOBART, Deacon Peter |
b. 19 Oct 1727 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I563 |
HOBART, Elizabeth |
b. 17 Sep 1722 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I562 |
HOBART, Jael |
b. 15 Aug 1717 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I561 |
WHITON, Jael |
b. 12 Feb 1693 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I559 |
HOBART, Samuel |
b. 28 Jun 1719 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I499 |
BALLARD, Dorothy |
b. 2 Sep 1772 | Oxford, Worcester, Massachusettes | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I556 |
LAMBARD, Hannah Pollard |
b. 29 Mar 1816 | Augusta, Kennebec, Maine | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I558 |
WALCOTT, Edward W. |
b. 3 May 1810 | Danvers, Essex, Massachusettes | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I557 |
HENRY, John A. |
b. 20 Sep 1842 | Augusta, Kennebec, Maine | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I503 |
MOORE, Martha |
b. 20 Feb 1735 | Oxford, Worcester, Massachusettes | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I555 |
TOWNE, Ephraim |
b. 28 Aug 1754 | Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I505 |
BALLARD, Lucy |
b. 28 Aug 1758 | Oxford, Worcester, Massachusettes | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I511 |
BALLARD, Ephraim |
b. 30 Mar 1779 | Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I510 |
BALLARD, Hannah |
b. 6 Aug 1769 | Oxford, Worcester, Massachusettes | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I507 |
BALLARD, Jonathan |
b. 4 Mar 1763 | Oxford, Worcester, Massachusettes | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I502 |
BALLARD, Ephraim |
b. 17 May 1725 | Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusettes | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I500 |
LAMBARD, Sarah Farwell |
b. 25 Jun 1809 | Augusta, Kennebec, Maine | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I554 |
FARNHAM, Sibyl Angier |
7 Jan 2026 | ||
| I513 |
LAMBARD, Allen |
b. 22 Jul 1796 | Augusta, Kennebec, Maine | 7 Jan 2026 |
| I553 |
FARWELL, Mary |
7 Jan 2026 | ||
| I552 |
POLLARD, Moses |
7 Jan 2026 | ||
| I551 |
PIERCE, Sally |
7 Jan 2026 | ||
| I526 |
TOWNE, Ephraim |
7 Jan 2026 | ||
| I524 |
LEARNED, Dorothy |
7 Jan 2026 | ||
| I522 |
MOORE, Elijah |
7 Jan 2026 | ||
| I497 |
NICHOLS, Asaph Rice |
b. 25 Feb 1797 | Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts | 6 Jan 2026 |
| I498 |
LAMBARD, Barnabus |
b. 1 Sep 1772 | Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusettes | 6 Jan 2026 |
| I496 |
LAMBARD, Lucy |
b. 31 Jan 1803 | Augusta, Kennebec, Maine | 6 Jan 2026 |
| I521 |
LAMBARD, Henry Augustus |
b. 26 Dec 1806 | Augusta, Kennebec, Maine | 6 Jan 2026 |
| I519 |
LAMBARD, William |
b. 21 Nov 1804 | Augusta, Kennebec, Maine | 6 Jan 2026 |
| I515 |
LAMBARD, Barnabus |
b. 17 Apr 1801 | Augusta, Kennebec, Maine | 6 Jan 2026 |
| I514 |
LAMBARD, Thomas |
b. 10 Aug 1799 | Augusta, Kennebec, Maine | 6 Jan 2026 |
| I501 |
LAMBARD, Dorothy |
b. 11 Nov 1797 | Augusta, Kennebec, Maine | 6 Jan 2026 |
| I509 |
BALLARD, Dorothy |
b. 17 May 1767 | Oxford, Worcester, Massachusettes | 6 Jan 2026 |
| I508 |
BALLARD, Tryphena |
b. 26 Mar 1765 | Oxford, Worcester, Massachusettes | 6 Jan 2026 |
| I506 |
BALLARD, Martha |
b. 7 Apr 1761 | Oxford, Worcester, Massachusettes | 6 Jan 2026 |
| I504 |
BALLARD, Cyrus |
b. 11 Sep 1756 | Oxford, Worcester, Massachusettes | 6 Jan 2026 |
| I493 |
NICHOLS, Sarah Caroline |
b. 30 Mar 1827 | Augusta, Kennebec, Maine | 6 Jan 2026 |
| I494 |
HOBART, Dr. Mary Forrester |
b. 29 Apr 1851 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I495 |
HOBART, Everett Augustus |
b. 15 Aug 1853 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I483 |
HOBART, Enoch Augustus Jr. |
b. Aug 1820 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I492 |
HOBART, David Kimball |
b. 26 May 1835 | Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I491 |
HOBART, Arthur William |
b. 19 Jan 1832 | Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I489 |
HOBART, Elsa Lincoln |
b. 20 Nov 1829 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I486 |
HOBART, Charles Gustavus |
b. 9 Nov 1822 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I482 |
HOBART, Catherine Elsa |
b. 9 Dec 1818 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I481 |
HOBART, Charles Harris |
b. 26 Mar 1817 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I480 |
HOBART, Mary Ann |
b. 1814 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I479 |
HARRIS, Mary Ann Forrester |
b. 30 Aug 1798 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I473 |
HOBART, Enoch Augustus Sr. |
b. 7 Jun 1789 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I478 |
HOBART, Olive Beal |
b. 17 Jul 1791 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I472 |
HOBART, Sally |
b. 23 Apr 1786 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I460 |
HOBART, Else |
b. 18 Aug 1784 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I459 |
LINCOLN, Alice "Else" |
b. 17 Oct 1760 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I458 |
HOBART, Lydia |
b. 30 Jul 1769 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I457 |
HOBART, Enoch |
b. 20 Oct 1763 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I456 |
HOBART, Jonathan |
b. 13 Aug 1759 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I455 |
HOBART, Daniel |
b. 19 Mar 1757 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I454 |
HOBART, Caleb |
b. 13 Dec 1754 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I419 |
HOBART, Samuel |
b. 25 Apr 1752 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I418 |
MARSH, Lydia |
b. 13 Dec 1727 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I401 |
HOBART, Samuel |
b. 13 Apr 1645 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I403 |
HOBART, Daniel |
b. 2 Mar 1650 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I402 |
HOBART, Martha Bassett |
b. 1647 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I400 |
HOBART, John |
b. 10 Mar 1642 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I399 |
HOBART, Mary |
b. 18 Mar 1638 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I395 |
HOBART, Elizabeth |
b. 19 Jul 1635 | Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I389 |
ELMER, Elizabeth |
b. 1608 | Hingham, Norfolk, England | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I2808 |
HOBART, Edmund Jr. |
b. 16 Oct 1604 | Hingham, Norfolk, England | 2 Jan 2026 |
| I3199 |
READ, John |
b. 29 Jan 1679 | Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut | 31 Dec 2025 |
