At first glance this photo looks like three lovely ladies posing at the beach during the early 1900s. After a closer look I realized that the "surf" in the background is actually a stage set. This photo was probably taken at Barnard College between 1908 and 1911. Cornelia "Nina" Dakin is sitting on the right … Continue reading Friday’s Faces from the Past: Barnard College co-eds pose by the “sea”
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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
Featured Obituary – Reverend J. E. Kemp Horn (1886-1966)
Reverend J. E. Kemp Horn was a good man. The Horn family was very proud of him. Kemp did not have any children of his own, but when he retired from the ministry he started a program for children with special needs and through his good works helped many, many children in the Hagerstown area … Continue reading Featured Obituary – Reverend J. E. Kemp Horn (1886-1966)
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