Family stories · Music film · 2:39
Two Names on the Map — Peter McNamara and Miles Bonner
Peter McNamara and Miles Bonner in maps, census records and photographs.
About this film
A music-led family-history film tracing Peter McNamara and Miles Bonner through maps, census records, and historical photographs.
Behind the film
The history & the evidence.
The film begins with “P. McNamara” and “M. Boner” on an 1873 township map, then follows the families through census entries and Peter’s funeral record. The map supplies locations; household records and funeral instructions provide different pieces of their lives.
- Primary sourceSnyder Township atlas, 1873 Printed page 57 includes the “P. McNamara” and “M. Boner” labels.Ancestry sign-in may be required.
- Primary sourceMiles and Sarah Bonner’s household, 1850 Snyder Township census, dwelling 146, family 150, lines 36–42.Ancestry sign-in may be required.
- Primary sourcePeter’s funeral arrangements, 1911 Oliver Bair’s ledger records the Sunday-night train and Monday Mass arrangements.Ancestry sign-in may be required.
The soundtrack
Music credits
“Delete — Edyth Remix” — Ninajirachi; remix by Edyth.