Wondering what was under the table In this family photograph from the 50s, Cousin Beth is looking at something under the table. My sister suggested it could have been one of our cats or dogs. My sister is looking lovingly at me. I'm the baby looking up at beautiful Aunt Betty. One brother is checking … Continue reading Six Word Saturday – 22 March 2014
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Friday’s Faces From the Past – Eileen from England, 1944
The three friends shown above look so carefree, that you wouldn't think it was taken in the midst of a war. England had already been hit hard, many times, from the Nazi Army before the Americans joined forces with the Allied Forces. This set of photographs were given to James Doran, of Harrison, New Jersey, … Continue reading Friday’s Faces From the Past – Eileen from England, 1944
Six Word Saturday ~ 1 March 2014
Women's Heritage Month begins with Nana This photograph shows me with my beloved grandmother, Mary Margaret Mahoney Doran (1895-1961), at my baptism. Her nickname was Mamie. She was born in Brooklyn, New York to two recent Irish immigrants struggling for a better life. Her parents met in Brooklyn, and married there in the early 1890s. … Continue reading Six Word Saturday ~ 1 March 2014