Tag Archives: #summer

Belle Isle – Summer 1922

July 4, 2013Grahams#Fannie Turner Graham, #Mary V. Graham Elkins, #Mershell C. Graham, #summerKristin

names — “Belle Isle. Grandma Graham – Mary Virginia – Clifton – Mershell Jr + Fan

This photograph was taken about two years after the one of my grandmother Fannie at Sugar Island. Grandma Graham was my grandfather, Mershell Graham’s adopted mother. Mary Virginia was born in April 1920 so she would be 2. Clifton was the son of my grandfather’s adopted brother, Clifton. Mershell Jr was born in June of 1921 so he must be about 1 year old. My mother was born in February, 1923 so my grandmother may have been just pregnant with her here. The park tables and benches are so unanchored. They are all cement now.

Another Picnic – Summer 1921

July 3, 2013Cleages#Henry Cleage, #Pearl Reed Cleage, #summerKristin

Henry, Grandmother with hat, cousin Helen Mullins. — My 5 year old uncle Henry with his hands over his head, far left. You can just see my grandmother Pearl Cleage at the end of the row on the left, in a dark hat with flowers. I believe that is my grandfather Albert B. Cleage Sr. reclining next to her. Cousin Helen Mullins next with the checkered dress. Baby Barbara in front of Helen?

Sugar Island July 3, 1919

July 2, 2013Detroit, Grahams#Fannie Turner Graham, #summerKristin

sugar_island_group1 — “Sugar Island Group” My grandmother, Fannie Mae Turner Graham is lounging in the middle front. She had moved to Detroit with my grandfather in 1918 after their marriage in Montgomery, AL.

“Sugar Island is a small island in the Detroit River between Grosse Ile and Boblo Island. Sugar Island is part of Grosse Ile Township, Wayne County, Michigan, USA, and lies about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of the border with Canada. Currently the island is uninhabited and was recently converted to wildlife refuge by the US Fish and Wildlife service (see below). The majority of the island is wooded and it is known for its white sandy beaches and easy access by boat.” From Wikepedia

More of the Sugar Island Group. — “The A.A.O.C. Club Bunch (I don’t know what the initials stand for_

sugar_island3 — “Dinner On Sugar Island.”

Athens, Tennessee, about 1919

June 28, 2013Cleages, sepia saturday#Athens, #summerKristin

This is a double exposure that I found in my Cleage photos. It was probably taken by my grandfather since my father was only about 8 or 9 years old. It is in the batch with other photographs taken in Athens, Tennessee around 1919. There seem to be sheets on a clothesline in the foreground. Athens is in the foothills of the Great Smokey Mountains and was my Grandfather Albert B. Cleage Sr’s hometown. He took his family back for a visit most summers when they were growing up.

There are links to other photos from trips to Athens below.

Finding Eliza