Post #4 - Cousins, Aunts and Uncles

I thought that while I'm sifting through some census records searching for one of our more elusive ancestors, I'd throw down some photos that some of you haven't seen for a while, if at all.  In the 50's and 60's my Dad (Doug DeHart) had a 35mm camera and had all his shots developed into slides that we watched in the dark via projector onto a screen.  From time to time the family would gather at our house or Grandpop and Grandmom's to view them and laugh, cry, cringe (or yawn).  I'll only post cute kid pictures or sweet grown-up ones.  Hopefully no one will be embarrassed, and to prove my good intentions, I will post first thing my most embarrassing "Davy-Crockett-in-her-underpants" photo:

Yes, this is me - go ahead and giggle away.  Ok, all done?  Now, if I EVER see this photo anywhere other than this blog, I remind you that payback photos will be hell!

So here are the rest for this evening - the dates of these are probably about 1953 to 1967 or so. Since we all virtually grew up in the same back yard, these pix are some combination of all of us cousins and our parents.

Grandpop and Tim Riley - I think he took Tim and my brother Doug to some air show.

Jeff DeHart's first birthday.  Laura, Grandpop and Grandmom (and my pregnant Aunt Claudia sitting on the left).

Our house -- Tim, Kate, Claudia, Jeff, Beth and Ched.

Jeff, Laura and Doug.

Sweet Beth Ann Riley. 

I still have my bonnet, cousins!

Claudia and Kate Riley -- wearing our curtain-wedding gowns.

I love this photo -- were we singing?? -- Beth, Claudia, Doug and Tim.

Easter morning, Claudia and Doug; Uncle Danny Riley, Libby and Beth in background.

Sue and Chuck seated on chairs; my mother Lois seated on Sue. Brother Doug with bucket.

Brother Doug, and cousin Beth Riley.

My Dad, Doug, and my brother Jeff DeHart.

My brother Doug DeHart and cousin Tim Riley.

Claudia and Doug, Beth and Tim (in yellow jacket).

At Sue and Chuck's, Kate Riley and Jeff DeHart in the pool.

Ann, Ched Baker and Pat Riley.

My Dad, Doug, and Billy

Ann and Vallie, Grandmom, Doug, Beth and Claudia

I tried to lighten this very dark shot.  I believe the occasion is Billy's 4th birthday.

Billy, Ann and Grandpop

Sue and Lois

Billy DeHart

 

Left to right, Ann holding doll, Libby, Sue, Lois and her sister, Claudia (Alcott) Kohl.

 

Chuck and Sue's Chevrolet, I think.

 

Libby and Danny Riley's wedding photo.  So, so pretty.

Grandpop and Claudia

Ann burying Claudia in a very determined manner.

 

 

Grandpop, Ched and Jaye Suzanne Hamel (I stole these from your Mom, Jaye, since you sort of missed the 50's and 60's).

 

Our favorite!  Christmas morning!

 

 

 

 

I do believe my Dad invented the selfie!!

Love this family.  ---cds

Post #3 - Mid, Mom, Grandmom

You know, these first few posts are a little more difficult than I thought they would be to begin.  I mean to try to keep out the emotion of how much we miss those who have passed, but sometimes it just hits home in a big rush (Laura Jane, stop crying this instant!). We were so lucky to have such fine grandparents, kind, loving, generous, always supportive and encouraging,  pillars of their community, role models all. Doesn't mean, though, that we cousins didn't receive holy hell from the grandparents when warranted (and I suspect that was more often than I remember). But honestly, how many grandparents allowed kids to slide down the living room staircase on the barley-bed cushions?

So, moving on, Miriam Bartram Clark was born on March 5, 1905, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  I need to do more investigating on the details of the Clark side, like when exactly they moved to Sewell, New Jersey, where she went to grammar school, stuff like that.  Ann shared a photo of Miriam in her christening dress, she was three months old here:

Cousin Laura shared this one a while ago and I think it's one of my favorites -- that bow!  and also the bare feet. 

This one is undated, but Miriam looks about four or five here, don't you think?

The photo below states on the reverse that she is three years old here:

I knew I wouldn't be able to resist posting a photo of the newest member of the DeHart family, but it just seems so appropriate here.  Audrey Claire DeHart, daughter of my nephew Doug and Heather (Nocella) DeHart is clearly sharing her great-great grandmother's love of big bows:

I really want to put in pictures of all the great- and great-great grandkids as well, but I'm going to need all you cousins to email me some of your family photos.

Okay, back to the 1900's.  This is young Mid at a beach with her younger sister Irene (Aunt Rena) and young brother Bud (and I am embarrassed to admit that if he has another name other than Uncle Bud, I don't have it at hand at the moment -- more research!). Mid is in the middle looking down at Bud.

At first glance, to our modern eyes, doesn't it look as though Mid is sitting on the steps checking out her cell phone messages?  On closer inspection, I believe she is holding a kitten.  Rena is holding on to a parasol. Not sure of this date, but does this look like their home in Sewell?

Now here was a bit of a surprise to me.  Miriam B. Clark, Captain of her Woodbury High School basketball team.  She is in the middle row, second from left.

And she played field hockey - top left in the very back row.

Her high school senior picture.  So pretty.

A clip from her Woodbury High school yearbook. 

 Below is the June 1923 Senior Class Trip photo; they went to Mt. Vernon.  Such ladies and gentlemen, but why is it that Miriam and her good friend Evelyn Harris, the two seated on the ground at far right, are the only young women not wearing hats?  Rebels!

More school chums, Mid in the middle.

 

I just love this photo - I think she looks so pretty.  This is from her Glassboro Normal School yearbook, "The Oak" 1925.  Glassboro Normal School was organized in 1923 specifically to train young people interested in teaching as a career.  I say young people because, though mostly women, I did see a young man or two among the ranks.  In 1927 it turned into New Jersey State Teachers College, then Glassboro State, then Rowan.

Sei Yu Kai was a sort of literary club, it looks like.  Not sure what the photo below is about.  I assume the G stands for Glassboro, but don't know why one would have a bathing suit with a college initial on it.  Perhaps they had a long-distance ocean swim team??  On second thought, perhaps she is wearing a track suit.  I don't know, whatever it is, nice legs there, Granny.

Below is a link to this college yearbook that I found.  I love reading through these - truly a different era.   The Oak, 1925

Okay, I have got to get some laundry done, people!  --cds