Maureen Owers

We had an antique store close recently and I "rescued" it, trying to find where it belongs. If anyone should recognize this lady, please let me know. Thank you.

This photo is from the Lewis album kept by my Aunt Belle. We don't know whether she is a daughter (or maybe a grandaughter) of Great Uncle Walter. In the genealogy done by Loretta Lewis Cowen, there was a daughter 'Eva' born June 7, 1877 and also a daughter 'Lula.' So it is a small mystery just where she fits in.
People in photo include: Iva Lula Lewis

When we moved to Hammonton, my father and Uncle Ira Briggs built both of our houses. They were right next to each other. Our house had one bedroom. Kid was our dog. We brought him from the ranch in Auburn (where my dad was raised). I was 4 years old.

A photo of Nicole Cario. Nicole and her father were deported to Auschwitz in 1944.

A photo of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Dietrich was a German pastor who was part of the German resistance and a conspiracy plot to get rid of Hitler and the Nazi regime. He was arrested for smuggling 7 Jews from Germany to Switzerland. When the July 20th plot to kill Hitler failed (in which he took part), he was sent to Buchenwald concentration camp in February 1945, then he was transported to Flossenburg concentration camp, then sadly executed by hanging on April 9, 1945.

He said "the ultimate question for a responsible man to ask is not how he is to extricate himself heroically from the affair, but how the coming generation shall continue to live."

This photo of my dad, Leonard John Chapman, eating an ice cream cone, was taken in Eureka, Montana, about 1914. He told me those were very rough times. Dad was born 22 May 1909. His father, would die 2 years later, July 1916.

I’ve “rescued” an old photograph of Roy GREEN which was taken at the Kerr Studio in Urbana, OH. The photograph was taken sometime in the 1880’s with Roy appearing to be about 4 years old at the time it was taken. I’m hoping to locate someone from this GREEN Family so that the photograph can be returned to the care of family. If you are a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me.

Thanks,
Shelley

People in photo include: Roy Green

A photo of a little girl that was taken for Easter in Norway, 1916.

A photo of Dorothea Lynde Dix. Daughter of Joseph Dix and Mary Bigelow, she was born on April 4, 1802 in Hampden, Maine. In 1821, Dorothea opened a school in Boston for wealthy families but she also taught poor children in their homes. She had recurring heath issues that eventually led to her touring Europe for "rest and relaxation." While in Europe, she became interested in working on equal rights for the mentally ill and when she returned to the U.S., she brought her interests with her. In Massachusetts and New Jersey, she worked tirelessly for reforms in the treatment of the mentally ill and was instrumental in creating a state facility in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Her lobbying and efforts led to hospitals being established for the mentally ill in the U.S. and Canada and also led to international reforms.

During the Civil War, she was appointed Superintendent of Army Nurses by the Union Army, setting guidelines for army nurses (volunteers were to be aged 35 to 50 and plain-looking - making them unattractive to the soldiers!). She is best remembered for her insistence on equal care for both Union and Confederate soldiers.

After the Civil War, she returned to crusading for improving the care of prisoners, the disabled, and the mentally ill. While she was an invalid (due to contracting malaria) towards the end of her life, Dorothea never gave up fighting for the rights of these often marginalized groups.

A photo of cat with girl, Marjorie Keswick!

A photo of Eloise M. Haight. She was between the ages of 2 - 3 yrs old, daughter of Nancy J. Hargis and Arthur R. Haight. Isn't she a cutie?

A photo of Debbie Reynolds with her children Carrie and Todd Fisher in 1960.

Debbie Reynolds, born Mary Frances Reynolds in El Paso Texas, was an actress, singer, film historian, and humanitarian. She first came to national attention at age 19 in the film Singin' in the Rain and went on to have a long career in movies, television, and on the stage. Married 3 times, her children Carrie and Todd were from her first marriage to Eddie Fisher. Both Carrie and Todd grew up to have careers in the entertainment business.

Carrie died on December 27, 2016 of complications from cardiac arrest and Debbie died one day later from a massive stroke. According to Todd, she said "I want to be with Carrie".

A photo of Carrie Fisher (left) with her younger brother, Todd, her mother Debbie Reynolds and father, Eddie Fisher.

Carrie Frances Fisher was born to two entertainers in Beverly Hills, California. Her younger brother became an actor and director and she became an actor, writer, producer and public speaker. Her first movie role was in Shampoo (in 1975) but her most famous (and enduring) role was as Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.

She was very open about her mental illness (she was diagnosed as bipolar) and her subsequent addictions (primarily alcohol and cocaine) but through it all she was witty and accomplished.

She is survived by one daughter, her brother, mother, and two half sisters (by father, Eddie Fisher).

A photo of people collecting money for a Christmas dinner for the New York Home for Homeless Boys.

NOT my relatives...photo found in antique shop in Seattle, WA. Back of photo states "Franklin R. Nupp, Warren J. Nupp." Found a Franklin Royal Nupp born July 1922, in Washington. Possibly same person as in photo.
People in photo include: Franklin R. Nupp and Warren J. Nupp

A photo titled the "Beggar Boy's Thanksgiving" - Boy with sandwich & apple.

This is my amazing grandmother's (Teresa Miketinac) wedding photograph. Knowing how hard her life was and how the family struggled, it's overwhelming to see her so beautiful.
People in photo include: Teresa Miketinac