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Name that Relative

2 Comments / Cynthia Vadnais / April 9, 2026

The following pictures are a part of the photo collection at the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society. Can you identify the family member(s) in each picture?

Since any bit of information can help with identifying the people, I will give you some of the other details I know about each photo.

**The relative is on the left.**
**What I know:** The man on the right, Fred Lenhart, was the owner of Lenhart’s Bar on 4^th Street in White Bear Lake (now called the White Bear Bar). I know that the picture was taken about 1948 because the poster in the window behind Fred Lenhart is for a 1948 film, *Sitting Pretty*, featuring Robert Young and Maureen O’Hara. Although not useful for family purposes, previous to being a bar owner Fred Lenhart was a light heavyweight boxer. His career spanned over 10 years and in 1937 he was the Minnesota heavyweight champion boxer.

**There are 2 family members in this photograph.**
**What I know:** The picture is of a mother and daughter Girl Scout banquet. I don’t know where in White Bear it was held. I believe that the picture was taken around 1948-1950.

**There is one relative in this picture.**
**What I know:** The group was based at the White Bear Lake Armory. The rest of the information is on the bottom of the picture.

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Thanks for visiting, come back soon,
Cynthia

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