The Riboud Family during World War II
After the German Army entered Paris on June 21, 1940, the Riboud family fled occupied France for Baltimore, Maryland, Nancy Riboud's childhood home in the United States. Nancy first left for Portugal with her young daughters Chesley and Betsy, and her infant daughter Olivia. Nancy's husband Jacques soon followed, meeting them in Serta, Portugal before sailing on the SS Excalibur for New York.
1120 and the Bowe, Casey, Lynch, Heffron, Parish, Skura & Riboud Families
1120 and the Bowe, Casey, Lynch, Heffron, Parish, Skura & Riboud Families Tony Bowe asks Bill Bowe to explain why the two Bowe family apartments at the corner of Elm Street and Lake Shore Drive figured so much [...]
France 2022
With the pandemic and lockdown fading fast in the rear view mirror, I proposed to my son Pat that he join me in visiting our cousins in France this summer.
La vie de Richard Gwinn, Jr. (1867-1932)
La vie de Richard Gwinn, Jr. (1867-1932) Note de l'éditeur : Ce clip vidéo commence par des informations sur les ancêtres de Richard Gwinn, en particulier son père Richard Gwinn, Sr. (1833-1898) et sa mère, Elizabeth Burns Gwinn (1836-1922). [...]
The Life of Richard Gwinn, Jr. (1867-1932)
Editor's Note:This video clip begins with information about Richard Gwinn's ancestors, particularly his father Richard Gwinn, Sr. (1833-1898) and mother, Elizabeth Burns Gwinn (1836-1922). It also touches on his siblings Mary Cornelia Gwinn (1865-1925), Elizabeth Rose ("Bessie") Gwinn (1871-1939), [...]
Olivia Riboud on Her Riboud and Gwinn Parents and Grandparents
In the spring of 2023, Olivia Cosgrave Riboud discussed her family history with her first cousin Bill Bowe.
Jean Paul de la Chapelle on the de la Chapelle Family
Jean Paul de la Chapelle In June 2023, I had a chance to talk with Jean Paul de la Chapelle (JPD) who was at his home in Neuville sur Saône, a suburb just outside Lyon, France. Our goal [...]
27 The Cliff Notes Version of How We’re All Related
27 The Cliff Notes Version of How We're All Related Well, there you have it. That’s the Cliff Notes version of how this Canavan group is all related. If you want the Encyclopaedia Britannica length version, you got [...]
26 Nancy Gwinn & Jacques Riboud (de la Chapelle, Lacombe, Kuhn and Corderoc’h)
26 Nancy Gwinn & Jacques Riboud (de la Chapelle, Lacombe, Kuhn and Corderoc'h) When two of the four daughters of my grandfather Richard Gwinn, Jr. married Canavan descendants John Casey and my father William Bowe, Sr., it created [...]
