Siberia to Somerville. Barnett Woldin and Anne Sitz emigrated from Ptomsk and Bialystok, Russia in the late 1800s at a time when Jews were not safe in that country. Like countless other, they and their families left their homelands for America to escape religious persecution. After marrying in Manhattan, they settled in Somerville, New Jersey, opened a shoe store, and raised a family on the same block as a promising young high school student named Paul Robeson. Their descendents and their siblings' are spread across the US and Israel.

Hernandez y Medrano. Carmen Betsabe Hernandez Rue came to the U.S. in 1970 from Callao, near Lima. Her great-uncle was a Peruvian supreme court justice. Another uncle was chief of customs for Peru. Her cousin served as vice-president, prior to which he was kidnapped by terrorists. A U.S. citizen and a manicurist, Carmen has lived in Monticello, N.Y. since 1972. We have three grown children: a biology teacher and two physical trainers: Janesa, Eddie, and Carolina.

Erin Go Braugh. Michael McGuire and Mary Callan had seven children christened at St. John the Evangelist church in Lambertville. They came to America from County Louth, fleeing famine. Michael fought for the Union in the American Civil War and carried lead shot pellets in his hip to the grave.

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Michael & Mary Mcguire, July 20, 1904, Lambertville, NJ.