This charming family photograph, from the early 1940s, is of Bernard and William Doran, taken near 525 Hamilton Street, Harrison, New Jersey. I love how they are looking straight into the camera with those smiling Doran eyes, standing shoulder to shoulder. William John Doran (1893-1961) was the younger brother. My grandfather, Bernard Doran (1890-1947), is … Continue reading Those Places Thursday – Doran Brothers – Harrison and Newark, New Jersey
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Staten Island Camp Fire Girls circa 1928
Camp Fire Girls was organized in 1910 by Dr. Luther Gulick and his wife Charlotte Vetter Gulick. The official Camp Fire Girls Handbook was published four years later. At their monthly meetings each Camp Fire Girl pledged: "It is my desire to become a Camp Fire Girl, and to obey the Law of the … Continue reading Staten Island Camp Fire Girls circa 1928
Surname Saturday – Heal
Family legend has it that either Pierre DeLone, or his father, was a French Huguenot minister who was forced to flee for his life from France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The exact spelling of his surname is unknown; it could have been spelled DeLome, DeLon, or Delone. Seeking to avoid further … Continue reading Surname Saturday – Heal
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