Showing posts with label Ruhsenberger Family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ruhsenberger Family. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Dispatch from the Ruhsenberger Family--1937

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Ann Hart Stewart was one of the first contributors to this blog. Her grandparents, Charles and Hattie Ruhsenberger, resided at 5930 East Was...
Monday, March 25, 2013

Birthday Celebration--1943

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One of Irvington's lost intersections is that of East Washington Street and Arlington Avenue.  Local families built beautiful homes on e...
Sunday, January 22, 2012

The Geislers of Colorado Avenue

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Where is Irvington? This might seem like a simple question, but you can ask five different people and receive five different responses. P...
Sunday, January 8, 2012

An Amazing Irvington Pet

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What do a British Prime Minister, a US President, a US Senator, and Irvington all have in common? A Cat! In the following account, Ann ...
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Memories of the Attack Upon Pearl Harbor--70 Years Later

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Ann Hart (Stewart), one of our contributors to Vintage Irvington, recalled where she was seventy years ago on this date, December 7, 1941. ...
Thursday, July 28, 2011

An Elegant Gathering at the Stokesberry Bungalow

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This early color photo reveals an elegant birthday gathering at the Stokesberry Home at 352 Burgess Avenue. Veta Cannavan Stokesberry sits...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Birthday Gathering at the Stokesberry Bungalow at 352 Burgess Avenue

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Sometime around 1937, Hattie Jones Ruhsensberger (1872-1973) and her sister Isadora Jones Louiso Cannavan (1868-1955) gathered in the l...
Friday, April 15, 2011

Irvington Quest Club--1941

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Irvington had numerous clubs for women and men to join throughout the 20th century. Many women actually joined more than one club. They w...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Charles and Hattie J. Ruhsenberger--1955

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Charles and Hattie Ruhsenberger lived at 5930 East Washington Street for decades. They were married on April 17, 1895, in Clarksville, Indi...
Monday, March 28, 2011

Cousins in the Garden--1937

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This is a beautiful shot of Roger H. Ruhsenberger (1932-2002) and his cousin Ann Hart (Stewart) sniffing some flowers in the backyard of 59...
Sunday, March 27, 2011

Ruhsenberger Grandchildren--1935

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Charles A. Ruhsenberger stands next his three oldest grandchildren in the summer of 1935. The Ruhsenbergers dwelled at 5930 East Washingto...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Children's Party (1938)--5930 East Washington St.

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Although we are not close to Halloween, I could not resist posting this fun photograph. Children gathered at the Ruhsenberger home at 5930...
Thursday, February 24, 2011

Northwest Corner of East Washington St. and Arlington Avenues--Then and Now

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These four photos show the significant changes that have taken place at 5930 and 5934 East Washington Streets over the years. The tiny ...
Monday, February 21, 2011

Color Photo--Backyard, 5930 E. Washington St.

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Henrietta Ruhsenberger Hart (1896-1969) stands next to her daughter Ann and her niece Mary Ellen Stokesberry in 1955. The Harts lived at 5...
Sunday, February 20, 2011

Ruhsenberger Family--East Washington St.

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In this rare photo taken sometime between 1921 and 1924, you can get a glimpse of the northwest corner of East Washington Street and Arling...