My sister told me that she found Anna Marguerite Pearson in the 1940 census living at St. Mary's Hall, a Catholic boarding school for girls in Burlington, NJ. I typed those magic words into a google search engine and to my delight found a 1940 school year book with a good photo of Marguerite. We … Continue reading St. Mary’s Hall, Burlington, NJ – Pearson
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Featured Obituary – Reverend J. E. Kemp Horn (1886-1966)
Reverend J. E. Kemp Horn was a good man. The Horn family was very proud of him. Kemp did not have any children of his own, but when he retired from the ministry he started a program for children with special needs and through his good works helped many, many children in the Hagerstown area … Continue reading Featured Obituary – Reverend J. E. Kemp Horn (1886-1966)
Cornelia Dakin’s college years (1908-1911)
In this lovely photo taken one hundred years ago for the Barnard College yearbook, The Mortarboard, Cornelia "Nina" Heal Dakin (1888-1963), class of 1912, is wearing her graduation cap and gown. She attended Barnard College in NYC from 1908 through 1911, but left school shortly after announcing her engagement to be married. What fascinates me … Continue reading Cornelia Dakin’s college years (1908-1911)
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