Nina Morway

Feeling better! Stella Vandivier; Photo taken by doctor in his office after arm surgery; Age 16. Stella May Vandivier was born on November 1, 1880, in Union City, Indiana, the only child of Joseph Henry and Harriet Addie Jane. She married Charles Oren HAYMAKER on August 24, 1898, in Johnson, Indiana. They had 11 children in 18 years. She died on January 31, 1964, in Ocala, Florida, at the age of 83.

Wanda is the daughter of James Ford Haney and Olive Aurilla (Baxter) Haney. She was born on the family farm at St. Catharine, Linn County, MO. She m. 1. William Bryce Wood 2. Harold Albert Harwood. She is presently 89 and lives with her daughter Linda at Brookfield,Linn County, MO. Photo submitted in 2000.

Anna Susanna Fajk
Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy

A photo of Joyce (Benning) Kroetch. Although her first name was Marian, she always went by Joyce. She was such a cutie!

A photo of Valerie Kathryn Harper.

Known professionally as Valerie Harper and born (a Catholic) to a lighting salesman and a nurse in Suffern, New York, Valerie was the middle of three children.

She trained as a dancer and began her career in NYC as a chorus girl. She moved on to the comedy group Second City, where she met and married comedian Dick Schaal. They were married in 1964 and divorced in 1978.

In 1970, while living in Los Angeles. she auditioned for the role of "Rhoda" on the Mary Tyler Moore Show - and starred on the show for 4 years. Her spin-off from the Mary Tyler Moore Show, "Rhoda", was on tv for another 4 years, making her a fixture on 1970s tv.

A popular actress and comedian, she appeared in numerous television shows, movies, and theater productions and was nominated for Emmys (won 4), Golden Globes (won 1), and a Tony . She was also an activist for the E.R.A. and the Women's Liberation Movement and co-founded a charity that feeds the needy in L.A.

In 2009, she was diagnosed with lung cancer and in 2013, with brain cancer, both of which she courageously fought for several years.

On August 30, 2019, Valerie succumbed to her illnesses at age 80. She was survived by her husband, Tony Cacciotti, her husband since 1987, and their (adopted) daughter, actress Cristina Cacciotti.

Anne Eliza Keller, born approx 1872, died circa 1950, Cleveland, OH

A photo of Ross Perot in 1949 when he was President of his class at Texarkana Junior College.

Henry Ray Perot was born to Lula May and Gabriel Ross Perot (a commodity broker) in Texarkana TX in 1930. (He later changed his middle name to Ross to honor his father.) He went to Patty Hill (a private school), Texas High School, and Texarkana Junior College (where this picture was taken). An Eagle Scout, he then graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy. In 1956, he married his wife, Margot. (They had 5 children.)

After 5 years as a salesman for IBM, Perot founded his own company - Electronic Data Systems, EDS - in Dallas. A large contract was the computerizing of Medicare records for the government. In 1984, he sold controlling interest of the company to General Motors for $2.4 billion.

In 1988, he founded Perot Systems Corporation, Inc. and later sold it to Dell for $3.9 billion.

Perot is best known for his 3rd party Presidential runs in 1992 and 1996. While not winning any electoral votes in his 1992 run, he received almost 20 million votes - the largest share of votes by any 3rd party candidate (a record which still stands). His policies: "balancing the federal budget, [in] opposition to gun control, ending the outsourcing of jobs and enacting electronic direct democracy via electronic town halls". He was also "pro-choice, supported gay rights, stricter gun controls such as an assault rifle ban and increased research in AIDS" as well as a strong supporter of Planned Parenthood.

In 2019, Perot was named the 167th richest person in America by Forbes and was worth an estimated $4.1 billion. He died on July 9th, 2019 of leukemia and is survived by his wife, 5 children, and 16 grandchildren.

A photo of Aunt Emma Adams on her birthday. She lived in Tipton, Missouri. This picture was taken at age 80.

Johanna, Sarah, & Lee Lawrence - grandfather's sisters
People in photo include: Johanna Lawrence, Sarah Lawrence, and Lee Lawrence

A photo of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France circa 1901

Believed to be built on the site of a Temple to Jupiter and then an early Christian basilica, building began on the cathedral in 1160 and took a century to (mostly) complete. Many of the materials from the previous churches were used in the construction of the new cathedral. Over the centuries, there were additions and modifications in the building but the basic structure has remained mainly the same. The most famous stained glass windows date from the 1200s.

- A cathedral school opened in Notre Dame in 1170, decades later becoming the University of Paris.

- A Third Crusade was announced from the cathedral.

- Henry VI of England was crowned King of France in Notre Dame.

- James V of Scotland was married there, as were Mary Queen of Scots and Henry IV of France.

- Victor Hugo set his novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" in the cathedral.

- Napoleon had his coronation in Notre Dame, presided over by Pope Pius VII.

The cathedral has been the home of innumerable pieces of valuable art and religious artifacts and a center of Paris for over 850 years.

I’ve “rescued” an old photograph identified as that of Dorothy CURTIS at age 4 years. The photograph was taken at the Riel Studio in Chicago, IL most likely in the early 1900’s. I’m hoping to locate someone from Dorothy’s family so that this beautiful old photograph can be returned to their care. If you are a member of this CURTIS Family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me.

Thanks,
Shelley

People in photo include: Dorothy Curtis

A photo taken of Robert Carson on the celebration of his 90th birthday at Addington Races, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Robert born Nov 1884 Ballee and died Dec 1983 Christchurch, New Zealand

I’ve “rescued” an old photograph of Mrs. J. SHAVER’S children from Hutchinson, KS. The family address is noted on the back of the photograph as East Carpenter St. in Hutchinson. The photograph was taken at the Martin Studio in Hutchinson, KS most likely in the 1890’s with the two girls appearing to be about 6 – 8 years old at the time the photograph was taken. Based on limited research I was able to locate the following information regarding this family:

Leah F. SHAVER was b. 1889 in Hutchinson, KS and Ola I. SHAVER was b. 1891, both daughters of James SHAVER (1844-1917) and Hannah SHAVER (1852-1915). Leah died 22 Dec 1964 and Ola died in 1914 and is buried in the Partridge Cemetery in Partridge, KS. Her parents are both buried in the same cemetery along with a brother Elmer A. SHAVER (b. and died in 1887). Leah married Sylvester Anton HOFF (1881-1973) and together they had two children, Kenneth Antone HOFF (1914-1957) and Grace HOFF (b. 1916).

Census records provide the following details:

1900 census of Hutchinson, KS:

James SHAVER, age 56, born Apr 1844, married 15 years, born OH, parents born OH, a Farm Laborer
Hannah SHAVER, wife, age 48, born Nov 1851, married 15 years, 3 children/2 living, born IN, parents born IN/OH
Leah F. SHAVER, dau, age 11, born Nov 1888, born KS, at School
Ollie B. SHAVER, dau, age 9, born Feb 1891, born KS, at School
Charles BURNS, step son, age 15, born Nov 1884, born KS, parents born KY, at School

1910 census of Hutchinson, KS:

James SHAVER, age 66, married 25 years, born OH, parents born USA, a Farmer
Hannah SHAVER, wife, age 58, married 25 years, 3 children/2 living, born IN, parents born IN/OH
Leah SHAVER, dau, age 21, born KS
Ola SHAVER, dau, age 19, born KS

I’m hoping to locate someone from this SHAVER Family so that the photograph can be returned to their care. If you are a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me.

Thanks,
Shelley

A photo of future U.S. President George Herbert Walker Bush, a Navy pilot in World War 2, at age 18. Two years later, in 1944, his plane was hit and he had to parachute out of the flaming vehicle - he was in a small raft for 4 hours until he was rescued.