Lancaster County Family Ties

Found these 2 photos of churches James Applebach pastored in among mom's photos:                                          1963-1965    Kilgore, Nebraska 1973 - Congregational Church in Harvey, ND  I do remember the church building in Harvey - I was in elementary school while we were there. The parsonage was right behind the church in the photo so it cannot be seen.

I found this photo among the tubs of photos from my mom.  Grandma Garner had labeled the names and dates, but not what the story behind the photo was -  sure wish I knew.  I have found many photos that have Taylor Applebach and the Garner family doing trips together so maybe this was a normal occurrence in the 1960's after Jennie Applebach died. 1964 - Nebraska - (L to R) Taylor Applebach, Bill Hindershot, Ralph Garner, and Jim Applebach

Apparently, the winter of 1961 was pretty snowy at 525 Manor Street in Lancaster, PA.  Uncle John and Aunt Emma appear to have plenty to spare in these photos.

I am slowly going through the 5 tubs of photos and letters that I inherited from mom.  It is a very slow process, partly because some days I just do not feel up to it, and other days because as I go through all of these memories I am trying to organize and complete the labels as I go. I am finding photos I have never seen before, which actually has been fun. James Applebach and Pauline Garner - Dec. 1956 at the Garner home in Lancaster, PA                                                                       Pauline - 1955                                                                            1960                                                                                 1955

With mom's death in November 2016, I have inherited another 5 tubs of photos and letters.  I found these photos of a much younger James and thought I would share. James - early 1957 - visiting at 1747 Temple Ave., Lancaster, PA (home of Ralph & Reba Garner)                                                                     James - 1959 - Kansas        James - Aug. 1958 - Colorado         James @ Lancaster School of the Bible - c. 1960