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
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The Union of Martin Corrigan and Mary Walker: Throwback Thursday
The United States was teetering on the brink of civil war as Mary Walker of Tamaqua (PA) made plans for her union with Ebervale (PA) coal miner Martin Corrigan. President Abraham Lincoln spent the Easter season contemplating the resupply of Fort Sumter. Mary and Martin completed the final details for their marriage. On Easter morning, 31 … Continue reading The Union of Martin Corrigan and Mary Walker: Throwback Thursday
Robert Minor of Greene County, Pennsylvania
On this anniversary of Robert Minor's death, I am seeking cousin-ly review. Robert is shown here in front of his home on Ceylon Lane. With confidence I can identify his wife, May, and his two children, Helen and Donald. But who are the rest of the folks? What say you, descendants of John P. and … Continue reading Robert Minor of Greene County, Pennsylvania
Not Just Another Face: The Minor Family Album
My camera is three and a half pounds of image-capturing magic. Mary Jane Minor's mouth would round in wonder at its 1295 frames. My great-great-grandma and I are alike in this regard--we collect faces, without identifying the occasion or relation or special qualities that make those eyes so admired, so treasured. Nonetheless, the portraits, now and … Continue reading Not Just Another Face: The Minor Family Album
Trio Incognito: The Minor Family Album
Sometime between 1883-1888, F. P. Morgan ushered these three people into his Uniontown (Pennsylvania) studio on Morgantown Street, and shot this cabinet card photo. Their identity is concealed by the passage of time; their relationship to the Minor family of Green County lost in a historical fog. Their relationship to each other, however, is clearly … Continue reading Trio Incognito: The Minor Family Album
Shoots, Roots, and Leaves 