Vintage Christmas Photographs

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! I’ve been feeling a little nostalgic and thought it would be fun to make a gallery of all the Christmas-inspired photographs I’ve collected through the years. These are a mish mash of the Atwell, Hiller, Willing and Penne families, some of which are on previous posts but I do like that they are all in one spot now. I hope you enjoy reminiscing as much as I did while gathering these photos. We can’t turn back the clock but we sure can add to this collection of photo memories so feel free to add your own. Merry Christmas. Vesel božič. Fröhliche Weinnachten.

L-R: Uncle Don, Mom, Grandpa, Auntie MaryAnne

My Sibs: Lynn, Me, Lori and Mike

Christmas 1968: My Uncle Bob, MaryAnne and cousins Bobby, Mary, Patty and Jim.

Christmas 1974 taken at my Grandma and Grandpa Hiller's house. Same family as previous slide with addition of my cousin Tony!

Christmas 1973 at my Uncle Don's house: Grandma and Grandpa Hiller, Mom and Dad, Auntie MaryAnne and Uncle Bob, Auntie Paula and Uncle Don.

Another from 1973: I see Grandma and Grandpa, Auntie MaryAnne holding Tony, cousins Jim and Steve and my sister Lori all digging that aluminum Christmas tree!

Penne's Haven tavern: My grandfather and Mom are at the bar and great aunt Wanda is behind the bar.

My beautiful great Auntie Wanda.

Christmas at Penne's Haven: Wanda and Uncle Johnny in the front and my Grandma Anne in the back.

1965 Christmas Eve, tradition at the Atwell's: My Uncle Don playing santa, cousins Brian and Brad, me and my sisters Lynn and Lori.

Grandma and Grandpa Atwell with yours truly.

Best Christmases ever at my grandparent's home on 88th Street in West Allis, Wisconsin

My Dad ( back, middle) with his sibs and cousins on the Willing side.

Atwell Christmas: Uncle Don, Grandma Atwell and Auntie Marlene.

My Grandma Atwell's sibs: Ed Willing, Sophie Willing, Genevieve Gorski, Hildegard Bowman and Stan Gorski (Stan was spouse of Gen)

Me and my sisters.

Me, maybe my first Christmas?

My parents cutting our Christmas tree, possibly 1976?

Hiller Christmas circa 1971 with many Aunts, Uncles and cousins.

My sisters with our Grandpa Atwell.

My Grandpa and Grandma Hiller with my sister Lynn.

Grandma Hiller, cousin Bobby, Me and sister Lori.

You know who you are!!

My wonderful Grandpa.

Me and sister Lynn with Atwell side cousins-Brian, Brad, Kathy and Chris along with Uncle Jim.

Sister Lynn's first Christmas.

Me, Mom, Lynn and Uncle Jim, 1964.

Me, Lynn and Mom.

Grandma Atwell is on the top right, 1964, her last Christmas.

Mom, Me and Chatty Kathy.

Mom, Auntie MaryAnne, Uncle Johnny, Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle Bob.

Pamel Court, Ames, Iowa 1963.

Cousins Brian, Brad and Me, 1962.

Me, Auntie Marlene and cousin Brian.

Grandpa and Grandma Hiller's Christmas tree on Walker Street, Milwaukee, circa 1960's.

My lovely Mom.

Auntie MaryAnne, Grandma, Grandpa and Me probably 1961.

Grandma and Grandpa Hiller and Me, 1961.

My shiny new peddle car.

1960 in Milwaukee. My Grandma always had the stuffed pandas in the cellar for us to play with.

My Great Grandparents Anton and Johanna Penne