OXFORD – Living through some of the best and some of the worst times in history, a pair of twins celebrate their life with a week-long family celebration.

Peter Hobby and Elizabeth (Hobby) Foley are celebrating their 90th birthday today. Peter came from New Jersey last week to help Elizabeth celebrate their birthday and take part in a week-long family festivity. Elizabeth resides at the NYS Veterans’ Home in Oxford. Along with Peter came two nieces, Maureen Roccia and Jackie Zuniga both from New Jersey. Family gathered including Elizabeth’s sons, Richard from New York and Dennis from Florida. Other family members were also on hand to help celebrate the amazing feat of reaching 90.

The twins were born on Nov. 1, 1916 in Lyndhurst, N.J. Born to Sarah and George Hobby Sr. and were two out of seven children. Having lived through both World Wars, as well as every war since, the Depression and other events in history, the twins recall experiencing some down times. On the other hand the twins lived through positive points in history, including some of greatest inventions of all time.