Family Friends Friday – The Mermon family of Cherry Valley, PA

My sister and I had always wondered who the people in this photograph were. Although they didn't look like anyone in our family, we kept the photo anyway. The family is dressed up in their good clothes and the pose is formal, yet was taken outdoors. The wind seems to be blowing the boys ties. … Continue reading Family Friends Friday – The Mermon family of Cherry Valley, PA

May 15, 2013May 16, 2013 Maryann Barnes

Workday Wednesday – Evelyn S. Barnes, Registered Nurse

This sweet photograph from November 1941 shows Evelyn Stewart Barnes (1919-2008) of Kingston, New Jersey, in her first nursing uniform. She was the daughter of Benjamin and Maude Eisenberger Stewart. Evelyn had graduated from Beaver College (now called Arcadia University) in 1941 with a B.S. degree in Home Economics. Loving school, she decided to continue … Continue reading Workday Wednesday – Evelyn S. Barnes, Registered Nurse

May 8, 2013May 8, 2013 Maryann Barnes

Wordless Wednesday – Margaret Doran and Friends

Margaret Doran Sikora (1921-1967) was my beloved beautiful god-mother. Photo taken about 1943, Coney Island, New York. Wordless Wednesday is a blogging prompt suggested by GeneaBloggers. "To participate in Wordless Wednesday simply create a post with the main focus being a photograph or image." Thanks, GeneaBloggers, for your continual inspiration!