My "decluttering for the holidays" was stymied today by the discovery of scan-able scraps that directly pertain to my previous post. And so, as is often the case with my reorganization efforts, I am at the keyboard rather than behind the vacuum. The photograph of James A. Corrigan was dated in the upper left corner--1912. During this … Continue reading Memory Scraps
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Photo Friday: James Aloysius Corrigan
Aunt "Sissy" Rattigan saved the Treasury Department envelope, "Important: Contains U.S. Savings Bonds" recycled to store important photographs and newspaper clippings. My husband identified this 1912 candid as his grandfather, James Aloysius Corrigan. After graduating high school, Jim worked as a clerk in a Hazleton (PA) clothing store, and held offices in the Clerk's Union and St. Gabriel's chapter … Continue reading Photo Friday: James Aloysius Corrigan
The Night of Mary Corrigan Delehanty’s Birthday
My mother-in-law Mary told the story like this. In 1919, Jim and Anna (Monahan) Corrigan lived with his mom, Mary Walker Corrigan, above his medical office in a double house on West Broad Street, Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Anna went into labor on June 25, and that night Jim, a general practitioner specializing in obstetrics, delivered his own first born child. … Continue reading The Night of Mary Corrigan Delehanty’s Birthday
St. Patrick’s Day : Just An Excuse To Work On My Irish Family (in-law) Tree
I don't live anywhere close to where my ancestors grew up. I don't even live close to where I grew up! When my kids started leaving home, and my parents started leaving this earth, my sense of place and time, home and identity got launched airmail to the moon. Thus was started a genealogical hobby that … Continue reading St. Patrick’s Day : Just An Excuse To Work On My Irish Family (in-law) Tree
Shoots, Roots, and Leaves 