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People of Galway and Surrounding Areas
Pupils of Parkis Mills School, District #7, southeast side of the bridge across from the school, c. 1933
Front, Vera Boerenko, Josie Dybowski, Eleanor Podhajecki, Shirley Knights, Gertrude Galupi
2nd row, George Klementowski, Ed Klementowski, Alfred Sherman, Della Scripter, Jenni Klementowski
3rd row, John Dybowski, Joseph George Kalinkewiz, Kenneth sherman, Ed Turek, Helen Cwiakala, Olga Sevan, Doris Knights, Corabelle Kimball, Pauline Sherman
Back, Ted Turek, Hiley Scripter, Joe Klementowski, Howard Sherman, Colin Grant, Josie Sherman, Eleanor Kimball, Katherine Wyka, Jennie Kalinkewicz, Mike Klementowski
2nd row, George Klementowski, Ed Klementowski, Alfred Sherman, Della Scripter, Jenni Klementowski
3rd row, John Dybowski, Joseph George Kalinkewiz, Kenneth sherman, Ed Turek, Helen Cwiakala, Olga Sevan, Doris Knights, Corabelle Kimball, Pauline Sherman
Back, Ted Turek, Hiley Scripter, Joe Klementowski, Howard Sherman, Colin Grant, Josie Sherman, Eleanor Kimball, Katherine Wyka, Jennie Kalinkewicz, Mike Klementowski
Galway Union Free School graduating class, 1933
John Edward Greening; Ellen "Nellie" Graves; Robert Eaton (standing, center); Michael Sawicki; Zigmunt "Ziggie" Szczombrowski. Principal Charles H. Field is seated, center.
Galway High School girls' basketball team, 1934
Alberta Coseo, unknown, Ida Simboli, three unknowns; far right, Shirley McChesney.
Pixley family musicians at home, southeast corner of intersection of Whitesides Road and Fish House Road, c. 1935
Edge of porch, Donald Pixley, Doug Teller, Walter Pixley; behind them, Bill Pixley with family friends Ed Baird and Violet Glen.
Faculty, Galway Union Free School, 1936
Front: Dorothy McKnight, Business; June Blowers, Science; Clara Reising, English and Social Studies; Mildred Follett, Grades 1 - 4; Elizabeth Kuehn, Music. Back: Paul Onfroy, French and Social Studies; Christine Lincoln, Grades 5 - 8; Alfred Perry, Principal.
West Galway baseball team, 1936
Front, Paul Jasinski "Jones," Zygmunt "Zig" Szczombrowski, Bob Quinn, Andy Hassfurter, Stan Watrobski
Back, Pitcher Fred Gahr, Warner Brown, Robert Eaton, Charles Sanders, Ed Windbiel
Back, Pitcher Fred Gahr, Warner Brown, Robert Eaton, Charles Sanders, Ed Windbiel
Faculty ski outing on hill behind school on East St, c. 1936
Alfred Perry, Principal, kneeling. Edna Becker, June Blowers, Clara Reising, Paul Onfroy
Galway Union Free School baseball squad on Old Clothes Day, May 1937
Front, Joe Kalinkewicz, Eli Shapnek, Andrew Yonych, Arthur Springer, Henry Szczombrowski, Ralph Barrett, John Spanfelner
Back, Colin Grant, Donald May, Jerry Danopuk, Clark Shatas, Norbert Folster, Ed Turek, Everett Birch, John Sakowich
Back, Colin Grant, Donald May, Jerry Danopuk, Clark Shatas, Norbert Folster, Ed Turek, Everett Birch, John Sakowich
4H Club in costume for a play outside East Galway Grange Hall, Route 29, c. 1937.
Carrriage shed of old First Baptist Church on right.
Lois Johnson, Lillian Sherman, Irene Shaw, Theresa Clancy, Shirley Knights, Gertrude Jones, Doris Knights, Pauline Sokach, Rose Clancy, Virginia Drake and Mary Sikoski. Mildred Armitage was the leader.
Lois Johnson, Lillian Sherman, Irene Shaw, Theresa Clancy, Shirley Knights, Gertrude Jones, Doris Knights, Pauline Sokach, Rose Clancy, Virginia Drake and Mary Sikoski. Mildred Armitage was the leader.
Galway Lake inspection
John Rohling, caretaker of Amsterdam Waterworks reservoir (Galway Lake) standing at right, on top of the gate above the dam, built when the lake was enlarged to present size in 1876.
Galway Union Free School boys' basketball team, 1938
John Sakowich, Tom Burke, Jimmy Donnan, Earl McConchie, Newell Moy, John Spanfelner, Clyde Des Roches
Going to swim at Bill's Pond (Lake Nancy) c. 1938
Front left, Henry Mechanick, far right, Bob Quinn. Top, in black bathing suit, Chester Turek
Galway Girl Scouts at Girl Scout Camp on Shaw Road in Town of Milton, c. 1938
Front, Lois Johnson, Alice Benzal, Virginia Drake, Irene Shaw, Beverly Drake.
Back, Viola Haskel, Grace Benzal, June Close, Emma Purvee, troop leader, and Mary Packer, assistant leader.
Back, Viola Haskel, Grace Benzal, June Close, Emma Purvee, troop leader, and Mary Packer, assistant leader.
Faculty picnic behind Union Free School, c. 1939
Dighton Polan, Chet Abel, Ruth Schwem, June Blowers Michelfelder, Dorothy McKnight, Doris Coffin
Minstrel Show, Galway High School, c. 1940
Front, Ralph Barrett, two unknowns, Deak Barrett, Hugh Knights, Cecil Anibal.
Back, two unknowns, Dighton Polan, Olaf Hansen, Bill McCrossen.
Back, two unknowns, Dighton Polan, Olaf Hansen, Bill McCrossen.
Galway High School Girls' softball team c. 1940
Front, June Overend, Ann Sanders, Janet Carr, Charlotte Brundige.
Back, Helen Jivok, Sophie Sakowich, Helen Proctor, Helen Cwiakala, unknown.
Back, Helen Jivok, Sophie Sakowich, Helen Proctor, Helen Cwiakala, unknown.
Galway High School Baseball Team, c. 1941
Front, Donald Folster, Thomas Quinn, Richard Stokna, Don Suits, Coach Warren Bouck
Second row, Raymond Dmyszewicz, Oscar Schmidt, Richard Kavanaugh, Wallace Clark
Back, Victor Noonan, David Collins, Stanley Staber
Second row, Raymond Dmyszewicz, Oscar Schmidt, Richard Kavanaugh, Wallace Clark
Back, Victor Noonan, David Collins, Stanley Staber
Canoeing on Galway Lake, 1942
Ray David, Allison Taber, Kermit Hanson
Members of class of 1942, at the Galway Union Free School
Alger Bagdan, Jennie Maryzak, Doris Phoenix, Charlotte Brundige, Edmund Jezierski
Lois Rebekah Lodge, c. 1945
Front, Jean Kimball Mead, Irene Kimball.
Second row, Ruth French, Mabel Walters, Carrie Thompson, Mabel McCrossen, Satie Albertson.
Back, Olive Graves, unknown, Becky Anibal, Ruth Millington.
Second row, Ruth French, Mabel Walters, Carrie Thompson, Mabel McCrossen, Satie Albertson.
Back, Olive Graves, unknown, Becky Anibal, Ruth Millington.
Galway Movie Club at Schwem's house, June 1945
Front, Marcia Perry, Fred Perry, Bud Hansen, Margaret Schwem, June Michelfelder, Jane Schwem.
Second row, Martha Perry with child on her lap, Marjorie Balch.
Third row, Susan Hansen, Audrey Place, Mildred Hansen, Cora Esmond.
Back, Will Schwem, Ruth Schwem, Olaf Hansen, Marion Esmond, Art Follett, Janet Schwem, Mildred Follett, Ed Michelfelder.
Second row, Martha Perry with child on her lap, Marjorie Balch.
Third row, Susan Hansen, Audrey Place, Mildred Hansen, Cora Esmond.
Back, Will Schwem, Ruth Schwem, Olaf Hansen, Marion Esmond, Art Follett, Janet Schwem, Mildred Follett, Ed Michelfelder.
Moy family at Shuttleworth farm, corner of Donnan road and Route 147, c. 1945
Frank, Cecil holding son Bobby, Mrs. Mildred Moy, Reid, and Truman.
Galway High School's first cheerleaders, 1946
Florence Turek, Captain, Elizabeth Post, Dorothy Palmer, Ella Weaver, Ruth Quinn
United Methodist Church congregation, August 1946
Front, third from left holding white purse, Ethel McCrossen, unknown, Ethel Brogue, Eleanor Barrett, Mary Barrett in print dress, unknown, Alice Cook, Ella McDowell
Second row between Ethel Brogue and Eleanor Barrett, Eugenia Cook.
Far left, third row, wearing white hat with black band, Katherine Olsen, wife of Rev. Carl Olsen. Third row directly behind Mary Barrett, Audrey Place, high school French teacher.
Second row between Ethel Brogue and Eleanor Barrett, Eugenia Cook.
Far left, third row, wearing white hat with black band, Katherine Olsen, wife of Rev. Carl Olsen. Third row directly behind Mary Barrett, Audrey Place, high school French teacher.
Women's Christian Temperance Union, March 17, 1947
Front, Harriet Brown, Alice Cook, Katherine Olsen, in aprons.
Back, Emma Armer, Ellen Hamilton, Flora Willard, Estella Barrett, Mary Harris, Agnes Donnan, Jessie Folster, Lillian Clute, Carrie Morris.
Back, Emma Armer, Ellen Hamilton, Flora Willard, Estella Barrett, Mary Harris, Agnes Donnan, Jessie Folster, Lillian Clute, Carrie Morris.
Galway Union Free School faculty, Oct. 1948
Seated, Gwendolyn Leland, mathematics and science; Ethel Overbeek, third grade; Mildred Follett, kindergarten; Eleanore Crawley, music; Marion Packer, fourth and fifth grades.
Standing, Bryan Simmons, social studies and French; Anna Booth, first grade; Principal Michael Griffin, English; Marion Esmond, Commercial and English; Mary Fonda, second grade; Donald Mealy, physical education.
Standing, Bryan Simmons, social studies and French; Anna Booth, first grade; Principal Michael Griffin, English; Marion Esmond, Commercial and English; Mary Fonda, second grade; Donald Mealy, physical education.
Galway High School Student Council, October 1948
Seated, Patty Wescott, Irene Grezbein, President Muriel Suss, Secretary Georgeanna May, Treasurer Lena Purvee.
Standing, Milton Lendl, Faculty Advisor Bryan Simmons, Vice President John Baker, Richard Suits.
Standing, Milton Lendl, Faculty Advisor Bryan Simmons, Vice President John Baker, Richard Suits.
Denison Family
Galway Village
Parkis Mills
Farming, Logging, etc.
East Galway
Other
West Galway Hotel, southeast corner, intersection of Crooked St and Calderwood Dr, West Galway, 1910
A. L. Hersey Service Station, Cozy Hollow, August 1931
North side of Route 29 between Kimball's Corners and Mosherville.
Fonda's Filling Station, Mosherville, c. 1931
Waterwheel Village location