In this photograph the one lone young man in the cleared woods was most likely John Joseph Doran, and it was taken in Montana. He looks almost lost in the landscape. My family only has a few photos of John Doran, and this is the only one that there is some uncertainty about. I was … Continue reading Photo of the Week – CCC Camp Record of John J. Doran
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Photos of the Week – CCC Camp Record of James F. Doran
This photograph from the late 1930s belonged to James Doran, and showed one of the Civilian Conservation Corps Camps he had worked at in his youth. He identified it as Camp Gingko, in the Petrified Forest of Washington State. The actual picture is 2.5" by 3.5", and on close inspection it shows a truck with … Continue reading Photos of the Week – CCC Camp Record of James F. Doran
Photo of the Week – Doran Godparents
In this beautiful and simple photograph, siblings Margaret Mary Doran Sikora and Joseph John Doran are shown on the day they became my godparents. That's me, only a few weeks old, making great eye contact with my wonderful godmother. Margie was 34 years old here and her brother, Joe, was only 20 years old. … Continue reading Photo of the Week – Doran Godparents
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