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 | Last Will and Testament of Jeffrey Robertson | 31 Jan 2026 | |
 | Charles and Mary Morris' House Your webmaster took this picture in 2024 at the southern corner of Charles and Creighton Streets in Halifax. The house was moved from its original location on Hollis St. in 2012 by the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia. It currently serves as low-income housing. | 31 Jan 2026 | |
 | 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 |
| ID | Last Name, Given Name(s) | Born/Christened | Location | Last Modified |
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| I1652 |
 ZARTMAN, Catharina Susanna |
b. 3 Dec 1751 | Brickerville, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania  | 6 Feb 2026 |
| 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 |
