One of the joys of doing genealogy is connecting with cousins. Sometimes these cousins have photographs of family to share, and I feel like I have just hit the lottery. This delightful photo was sent to my sister and I in 2003, from our second cousin Robin Rafferty Benesh. She in turn had obtained the … Continue reading (Almost) Wordless Wednesday – Elizabeth Doran Rafferty – Irish Beauty
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(Almost) Wordless Wednesday – Dorans in Strollers
This photograph of James Doran and his son was taken in the early 1950s in New Jersey. It looks like the cars were parked in a field, and that it was summertime. We also have a photo of James standing by a stroller in the early 1920s when he was a toddler. James is the … Continue reading (Almost) Wordless Wednesday – Dorans in Strollers
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday – Two French Women, 1945
This lovely photograph of two French women was either taken or given to James Doran, of Harrison, New Jersey, in 1945. At that time during World War Two he was serving as a Military Policeman, after being severely wounded in the Normandy D-Day invasion in June of 1944, while serving with the 4th Infantry Division. … Continue reading (Almost) Wordless Wednesday – Two French Women, 1945