Berry, Hannah Shwayder, 1895-1986
Biography
Rachel Kobey and Isaac Shwayder had 11 children: Solomon, Dora, Jesse, Raschelle, Mark, Gertrude, Florence, Maurice, Hannah, Benjamin, and Liebe. Having been persuaded by his wife's pioneering uncle Abe Rachofsky and great uncle Alexander Rittmaster, Isaac Shwayder first came to Central City, Colorado, in 1879 to find work, and after two years the rest of his family joined him. The Shwayders later moved to Nevadaville (Black Hawk), Colorado, and in 1888 they settled in Denver. Hannah Shwayder was born in Denver on August 21, 1920 and died in Denver on December 21, 1995. Hannah Shwayder married Harry I. Berry and wrote about the Shwayder family and business, Samsonite luggage, in "Tales of a Little Trunk and Other Stories."
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Hannah Shwayder Berry, between 1950-1959
Hannah Shwayder Berry stands in front of the house at 164 S. Humboldt wearing a dark dress and hat.
Hannah Shwayder Berry, 1913
Studio portrait of Hannah Shwayder Berry as a young woman wearing a white shirt and sweater.
Hannah Shwayder Berry, circa 1930
Hannah Shwayder Berry stands on a sidewalk wearing a large fur coat and hat.
Hannah Shwayder Berry, between 1940-1960
Hannah Shwayder Berry poses for a Council of Jewish Women event wearing sister Florence's wedding dress and a large hat.
Hannah Shwayder Berry Public Talk for Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society, 1983 October 1
Topics covered include singing at local churches and a trip to New York, sings a number of songs in recording.
Harry Berry Family, 1934
Family portrait of Harry and Hannah Berry with their sons Ray and Lawrence.
Isaac Shwayder Family, circa 1905
Isaac and Rachel Shwayder sit for a formal family portrait surrounded by their ten children: Sol, Jesse, Rachel, Mark, Gertrude, Florence, Maurice, Hannah, Ben and Liebe.
Morris and Harry Berry Delivering Groceries in the 1913 Blizzard, 1913
Morris and Harry Berry deliver groceries by horse-drawn sled during the 1913 blizzard in Denver, Colorado. Morris Berry later married Hannah Shwayder.
Oral History Interview with Hannah Shwayder Berry, 1981 March 1
Major subjects covered in the interview include the Shwayder and Kobey (originally Kobersky) families, immigrating to Colorado from Poland, Hannah Shwayder Berry’s grandmother Miriam "Mary" Kobey (a Denver midwife nicknamed the “Angel of Mercy”) and refers to book “The Tale of the Little Trunk”; a copy of the book can be found in the Beck Archives.
Picnic at Dome Rock, 1906 August 5
Left to right Hilda Benesch, Florence Shwayder, Leba Shwayder, Hannah Shwayder, and Mrs. Benesch pose together during a picnic at Dome Rock.
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