This beautiful portrait is of Ellen "Nellie" Doran McVeigh Smythe Pearson (1884-1932) on the right, and it was most likely taken when she was a young woman in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The lovely linen blouses, and scarfs, accent their fair Irish complexions and gorgeous hair styles. They could be Gibson girl models. Since the photo … Continue reading Doran Sisters – From Ireland to New Jersey – Those Places Thursday
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Genealogy Sisters – 2012 Year in Review
2012 was a good year for us. We have much to be thankful for. About a year ago my sister and I started writing this blog together. In reviewing the past year I noticed that Maryann has published nearly one blog a week! I am woefully lagging behind. Regardless, we never imagined we'd write more than … Continue reading Genealogy Sisters – 2012 Year in Review
St. Mary’s Hall, Burlington, NJ – Pearson
My sister told me that she found Anna Marguerite Pearson in the 1940 census living at St. Mary's Hall, a Catholic boarding school for girls in Burlington, NJ. I typed those magic words into a google search engine and to my delight found a 1940 school year book with a good photo of Marguerite. We … Continue reading St. Mary’s Hall, Burlington, NJ – Pearson