1989 Laura Lynch & Hugh MacPherson’s Wedding Reception
The reception following the 1989 wedding of Laura Lynch to Hugh MacPherson was held at Wellers Carriage House in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The lawn outside Wellers was the perfect place for the bride and her parents and siblings to [...]
1989 The Lynch, Heffron, Casey and Bowe Families Celebrate Laura Lynch and Hugh McPherson
Wishing Laura Lynch and Hugh McPherson well, Lynch, Casey, Heffron & Bowe family members travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan to celebrate their union. The picnic affair at a Huron River park has plenty of places to sit for the older [...]
Ecuadorian Brandy: Its Origin & the Origin of Another Precious Commodity
Editor's Note: When Tony Bowe interviewed me about his grandfather Gus Bowe, I told him that after a meal at my uncle Gus and aunt Julia's apartment, we would usually adjourn back to the living room. There Gus would make [...]
The Children of Anthony Canavan and Ann Hughes
Long story short: they quit after 13.
2021 Gus & Julia Bowe: Tony Bowe Interviews Bill Bowe
Introduction to the Gus & Julia Interviews When Gus Bowe died on February 6, 1966, it wasn’t just headline news in the Chicago Tribune. The New York Times reported the news as well. And over at the Chicago [...]
Robert Augustus Gwinn (1827-1911)
Robert Augustus Gwinn, a teacher in Conyers, Georgia at the outset of the Civil War, recounts his service in the Confederate Army and his later capture and internment by General Sherman's Union Army troops.
Mary Gwinn Bowe Before & After Chicago from the Families (1970)
1809 Dixon Hill Road, Mt. Washington, Baltimore, Maryland Left to Right: Mary, Bessie, Tom, "Mama", Mary Cornelia, Betty, Richard & Elizabeth Gwinn Before Chicago Editor's Note: In this account for The Families of her [...]
Cathy Parish Skura Remembers her Parents’ Era in Momence, Illinois
Editor's Note: Cathy Parish Skura may have left Momence to live elsewhere as an adult, but she didn't leave fond memories behind. The Paris Bank, founded in 1914, was private until it became state-chartered in the 1920s as Parish [...]
1951 Reunion of the James Francis and Anna Canavan Hart Family, Des Moines, IA
Front row: Florence, Annie, Mary Ann, Joe Jr., Denise, Mike, Jimmy, Elizabeth, Maureen;Middle row: Florence (Mrs. Paul) holding Paul, Izzy (Mrs. Pete) holding Katie, Anna Canavan Hart holding John, Donna (Mrs. Larry) holding Tom, Marie (Mrs. Jim) holding Larry;Back row: [...]