Pre-1940s

These photos and documents are from Grandpa (Harold) and Grandma (Marie) personal photos and other documents

Harold, Marie and their parents, siblings or family pre-1940s

Bradys

1909, Athens, NY - Harriet Van Schaack Brady, Lillian Brady, Harold Casper Brady, and James Casper Brady

Harriet Van Schaack's Signature Book (from the 1880s)

Athens High School Alumni Book (Class of 1922)

Aunt Lizzie - Christmas 1922

Book that Grandpa passed down to Ralph

Given to Ralph on his birthday, June 20, 1978

Brady Family Tree

Note - Aunt Lilian has the place and date of the Van Schaack's wedding - Feb 6, 1898 in the Baptist Church in Hudson, NY

The Brady's - back to the late 1700s

VanSchaack's (also spelled Van Shaick) - back to the 1700s in Athen's NY

Athens History Book

This book was given to Ralph from Grandpa (Harold Brady)

Of note, 2 - Casper Brady; 3 - William C. Brady; and 14 - Pete VanSchaack

All relatives

Grandpa (Harold) told Ralph that he was the boy at the counter in this photo

Erastus Brady is Grandpa (Harold's) Grandfather (James Brady's Father)

Hertz Family

Hertz Family Tree consolidated.pdf

Consolidated graphic with the Hertz Family tree (to Zoom in on)

Shows William Hertz Sr. (born 1805 in Darmstadt, Germany) married to Mary Elizabeth Hertz (born 1811 in Darmstadt, Germany) and both immigrated to the US with their family as they died in Hanover and McSherrytown, PA

Then William Hertz Jr. (also born in Darmstadt, Germany in 1831) and married Annie Mary Hertz (born in Bavaria in 1835) ... both died in Midway, PA

They had several kids, one of which was William Lawrence Hertz (born 1892 in Hanover, PA) and married Eva (this says Ondobold) Orndorff who was Marie, Margie and their brothers parents

Screen shot from the family tree Ralph has contributed to and helped build online.

Hertz Family Tree.pdf

.pdf file made by Tony Asmann and sent to Aunt Margie

I included Kim Mathew's photo here of how large the family tree is when printed out and put together

The letter to Aunt Margie that accompanied the family tree from Tony Asmann.

My mother (Kathy) remembers Grandma or Aunt Margie talking about how Aunt Margie went to live with Aunt Kathryn near Philadelphia. My mother believes that is how/when Aunt Margie met Uncle Tony.