2021-07 The Bowe, Thompson & De Rosa Families
The Bowe, Thompson & De Rosa Families In the center of this slide you see Mabel’s daughter Julia Lecour. Julia married my uncle, Augustine Bowe in 1927. Gus, as he was known, was Julia’s cousin once removed, being [...]
2021-05 James Canavan & Julia Kingsley (Mabel Canavan Lecour)
James Canavan & Julia Kingsley (Mabel Canavan Lecour) As the oldest of the 13 children of Anthony Canavan, Sr. and Ann Hughes, James had been born in County Mayo in Ireland in 1841. As he came of age [...]
2021-03 Coming to America – John Casey on Anthony Canavan, Sr. and Ann Hughes
Coming to America - John Casey on Anthony Canavan, Sr. and Ann Hughes Editor's Note: In 1987, I sat down with my uncle John Casey, a grandson of Anthony Canavan, Sr. and Ann Hughes. He was the son [...]
2021-02 Anthony Canavan and Catherine Kirby
Anthony Canavan and Catherine Kirby Let’s look at the family tree of the earliest Anthony Canavan we know anything about. The progenitor Anthony Canavan at the top of this family tree was born in 1790 in County Mayo, [...]
2021-01 “Aren’t Families Wonderful!”
"Aren't Families Wonderful!" Editor's Note: In this introduction to the talk I gave at our gala Reunion dinner, I set out to explain to the assembled how they were all related to one another. With the lockdown's separation [...]
1991 Bobby Gay and Jack Lynch’s 40th Wedding Anniversary Party, Cary, Illinois
1991 Bobby Gay and Jack Lynch's 40th Wedding Anniversary Party, Cary, Illinois Editor's Note: In June, 1991, Bobby Gay and Jack Lynch celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a family party at a park in Cary, Illinois. The [...]
1992 A Backyard Water Slide for Caseys, Thompsons and Bowes, 2422 Colony Court, Northbrook, Illinois
1992 A Backyard Water Slide for Caseys, Thompsons and Bowes, 2422 Colony Court, Northbrook, Illinois Editor's Note: On Labor Day, 1992, Cathy and Bill Bowe's backyard had a kid's water slide, water cave and toy car wash spray [...]
1987 Cathy and Bill Bowe Family Party, 2422 Colony Court, Northbrook, Illinois
1987 Cathy and Bill Bowe Family Party, 2422 Colony Court, Northbrook, Illinois Editor's Note: In September, 1987, in the second precursor to their annual family Christmas parties, this video captures a number of family members on tape at Cathy [...]
1986 Cathy and Bill Bowe Have Family Over after Return from Nashville, 2422 Colony Court, Northbrook, IL
1986 Cathy and Bill Bowe Have Family Over after Return from Nashville, 2422 Colony Court, Northbrook, IL Editor's Note: In October, 1986, shortly after Cathy and Bill Bowe moved back to the Chicago area from Nashville, they threw [...]
