Sunday, January 26, 2020

 A few items from The Metuchen Recorder that mention my
Aunt Betty. She was born Caroline Elizabeth Bonis on August 12, 1927. This article mentions her two brothers, my Uncle Dick (James Bonis) and my father, Raymond Francis Bonis, Sr. 














From the 1944 Metuchen, NJ high school yearbook. That's my Aunt Betty (my father's sister) who is identified as Carolyn Elizabeth Bonis. She graduated that year. She later married John Yaros and had three girls. I was happy to see that the school was integrated - you wouldn't see that in the public schools of Virgina in the 1940s. For any family members who want to go through the PDFs of these yearbooks from Metuchen High then click on this URL: http://www.digifind-it.com/metuchen/yearbooks.php

- Ray

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Obituary of Francis J. Bonis (1872-1963) from The Metuchen Recorder, July 17, 1963.

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Found this item yesterday. Francis J. Bonis was my great-grandfather on my father's side. I think I'll find a lot of family history from the online version of The Metuchen Recorder which is available on the web site of the Metuchen Public Library here http://www.digifind-it.com/metuchen/home.php