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Maryann Barnes

Mystery Monday – 1898 Brooklyn Murder of Patrick Gilligan

Family legend tells of the story of my great-grandfather, John Mahoney (1860-1916), being connected to a Brooklyn murder mystery. My father and his siblings would talk about their grandfather having to leave Brooklyn when their mother, Mary Mahoney Doran, was three years old, because of this death in which John Mahoney was implicated.  Since we … Continue reading Mystery Monday – 1898 Brooklyn Murder of Patrick Gilligan

Maryann Barnes

Friday’s Faces From the Past – 1943 – Jimmy Doran and Friends

This lovely old photograph was taken in 1943 at Camp Gordon, in Augusta, Georgia, now called Fort Gordon. Jimmy Doran, of Harrison, New Jersey, is squatting in front on the right, with a buddy's arm thrown over his shoulder, and his hat askew. He was in Company I of the 12th Infantry Regimen, of the … Continue reading Friday’s Faces From the Past – 1943 – Jimmy Doran and Friends

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Contentment grows at home – Joseph E. Mirota (1917-1981)

Joseph and Stephania (Mosch) Mirota only took one trip together and that was on their honeymoon in 1948 when they travelled to Washington, DC to see the sights in the nation's capitol. Joseph E. Mirota and Stephanie F. Mosch, wedding day. November 1948.It was probably Stephie's idea to go away for their honeymoon.  Joe was more … Continue reading Contentment grows at home – Joseph E. Mirota (1917-1981)