This is the final week of the theme for 343, “Work and Play,” and I’ve really run out of steam on this one. I found one of a young girl that mostly fits in, so we’re going with that! Pictured above is Sarah Berger, and I know that because someone thoughtfully decided to label the back of the photo! I didn’t have much to start with other than her name, but assuming she lived near my great grandmother Olga in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, I started searching Ancestry.com for Sarahs that may fit the bill. I stumbled upon a Sarah Berger living with her parents and grandmother at age 15 in the same town as my great grandma. That had to be her! A little more sleuthing and I found that Sarah Berger was born 1 Jun 1914 and died 2 Mar 1989. She married Mirrel Yingling aon 7 Oct 1935 and had one son, Edward Yingling. In the photo above, you can see she’s standing in front of a little scooter style tricycle which makes this fit into the play category. I’m not sure who took the photo – it could’ve been Olga or it could’ve been her parents and a copy later shared with Olga. I know Olga kept photos of a number of kids from the neighborhood, so it’s neat to finally learn a little more about the gal pictured in this one!
