My ancestors were not famous or rich just hard working people who loved their families and worked hard to give them a better life. So today I celebrate Labor Day
Great Great Uncle Thomas Kennedy (bar tender)
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My Grandmother (librarian)
Emily Nixon Schwarz , Jack Schwarz (plumber), Thomas Tyson Nixon (stone mason) and Emily Shields Nixon (governess)
George William Burke (firefighter) Babylon, New York
Henry May (highway supervisor)
Family Farm in Brooklyn
History Rambler 
Great post, loved the pics w/their occupations.
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Thank you! I think of how far each generation has come thru the years. Each trying to do better . I could add so many more pictures of such amazing people.
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We all stand on the shoulders of those who came before us. A lesson we quickly learn when we get into genealogy.
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I love this post. I agree with Mary, I loved reading their occupations. My tree is filled with hard workers as well.
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