This photograph came from the Rafferty family, and the words "Mother with Ruth and Helen" are written on the bottom. After some discussion as to who exactly "Mother" was, my sister and I think it is Ellen "Nellie" Doran Pearson (1884-1932). Although the Rafferty family had the picture with their collection, there isn't enough of … Continue reading Photo of the Week – Ellen “Nellie” Doran Pearson and Family
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Photo of the Week – Sto Lat!
At Polish parties a special song is often sung called Sto Lat, meaning may you live a hundred years. This family scene of Joseph Mirota (1882-1961) with the ladies in his life, was taken on his birthday around 1960. The party was at his farmhouse in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, NJ. I love the old-fashioned … Continue reading Photo of the Week – Sto Lat!
The Robert Taylor house, Hudson City, New York
The inscription on the back of this family snapshot taken in 1988, reads: "5/88. Home of Robert Taylor, 1763-1827, Hudson, Built 1795. gr-gr-grand of Dakins." The Robert Taylor house, located in Hudson, Columbia County, New York, is briefly mentioned in a description of the Hudson Historic District: "A surviving nineteenth-century industrial building (Hudson and Boston … Continue reading The Robert Taylor house, Hudson City, New York
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