4 Jul 1946 Smith Family Gathering

 

4 Jul 1946 Smith Family Gathering

Look what I found! Hidden in a corner not recently explored!!

We earlier saw the group in 1923 and in 1955. Here is 1946 with some missing parts here, others missing here… what fun!

From left, adults: Verle and LVene (Smith) Thomas, Merle and Pauline (Polly) (Smith) Bower, Irene Smith, Pete Smith (Eileen was taking this photo) and Maxine (Smith) Hilgenberg (camera in hand!).
Children, from left: Judy Hilgenberg, Bill Smith (back), Joyce Bower (front), Jim Smith (on hobby horse), David Thomas (back), John Thomas (front, on chair), Joan Bower.

We gathered at Verle and LVene’s place on July 4 several years during late 40s, early 50s. This may have been the first one, with Merle and Polly visiting from California. So glad I found this one!! ;-)


Families are Forever! ;-)

Treasure Chest Thursday - My Dad and His Siblings - 1954

Treasure Chest Thursday - My Dad and His Siblings - 1954


I recently came across this photo, from 1954, of my Dad and his brother and sisters, all in their prime, mostly 40s. It especially becomes a Treasure Chest, as the last of them, Max, died earlier this month at age 94.

From left to right: (Naomi) LVene (Smith) Thomas (1910-2004),
(Ellen) Bethene (Betty) (Smith) Pierce (1919-1993),
Willard Ward (Toots) Smith (1906-1979)
(Etha) Maxine (Max) (Smith) Hilgenberg (1917-2012),
Pauline Cecile (Polly) (Smith) Bower (1912-2003),
Irene Smith (1909-1997), and
Delbert Leverne (Pete) Smith (1915-1977)


Families are Forever!  ;-)

Wordless (Nearly) Wednesday - Merl and Pauline (Smith) Bower

Wordless (Nearly) Wednesday

Merl and Pauline (Smith) Bower

Merl and Pauline (Smith) Bower - married 1 Jun 1935.
[Pauline is my Dad's older sister.]
I don't know if this is a wedding photo, or later.
They will appear in Eileen's 75 Years Ago diary in Week 52, on a Christmas Sunday (Jan 3 post).
They obviously live out of town (not Coon Rapids, IA).
I suddenly realized I don't really know very much about their early years, before the had their two daughters, before the moved to California. And, I've forgotten, or can't find, when they moved west.
Their daughters were born in 1941 and 1945.
Hope some cousins will answer some of these questions!  Thanks!


Families are Forever!  ;-)