Grandma, Great-Grandma, Mike and Steve,
Jan (holding Jerry)
This photo was taken at Great-Grandma's house in the late 1950's. We never came close to a 5 generation photo: Great-Grandma's parents had passed on in 1921, Steve's oldest wouldn't be born until 1981.
After Word War II, it was common for Americans of German ancestry to correspond with and send parcels to their German cousins and distant relatives whom the war left destitute. The Heys were typical. Grandpa Abram Hey corresponded with Emilie Hey, widow of John Hey, Abram's second cousin. Aunt Mary Hey Harshman and Uncle Clement Hey also sent parcels. Look at this page from Abram Hey's grandfather's family section for Abram Hey's correspondence with and records of parcels to Emilie Hey, Grandpa Abram Hey's 2nd cousin in Germany.
Grandma & Grandpa
Phil & Mary's wedding
December 13, 1952