Random Snap

Dameris and Ryan family
Barbara and Mom wearing Asturianas dresses for some reason. 

Celebrating St. Nicholas Day

circa 1968

Always in our thoughts

First Cousins

Summer with the cousins.

Random Snap

Dina, Julius and Douglas in Uncle Eddie's Studio

Garcia Twins

Celeste and Gloria

Our family in Florida had to say goodbye to another great lady. 

R.I.P Gloria 1926-2014

San Cristóbal, Asturias, Spain

Church and cemetary in San Cristóbal, Aviles.

Mostly likely where my grandfather's family,

the Garcias, were baptized.

Norwegian Brick Wall

Ingeborg Hanson

Can't break through this brick wall. Wish I could find out more about this lady.

Statue

Happy Anniversary

September 4, 1954

Uncle Eddie

My grandmother was very fond of her brother Adelino Fernandez. Uncle "Eddie" lived in Phoenix most of his life teaching flamenco and working as a short order cook at the VA hospital.  I finally got the courage to take apart his brittle old scrapbook so I could scan some of his headshots. Here is a nice article from a Phoenix newspaper later in his life and the photographs. The scrapbook has a beautiful wooden cover made by some students who could not afford to pay him.  It is mentioned in this article.

Adelino "Eddie" Fernandez 1901-1977

Wela is not amused

1968 Annual Photo Shoot

Ladies of the Club

August 1966
Rosati-Kain Gals, Class of 1947 (or thereabouts)

Lifelong Friends

Double Exposure Trees

Photos by James P. Ryan

Randam Snap from the past

somewhere in Bruges sometime in the 1960's

Sometimes Referees are Honorable, and Honored

70 years ago Prudencio Garcia was the first American appointed
to serve as an official at the World Cup in Brazil

Mother of the Mid-West?

sitting: Marchelina Ynclan (my 2nd great grandmother)
with her  last grandson to leave Spain, Eddie Fernandez and only daughter who stayed in Spain, Maria

Marcelina Ynclan was born in Santiago del Monte, Asturias Spain in the mid 1800s.  She and her husband Jose Menendez had five (5) children in Spain. Four (4) of those children immigrated to the United States (St. Louis area) in the very early 1900s.

Each of the four (4) children who immigrated had at least seven (7) or more children, and each line of that generation at a total of twenty (20) or more children. As an example, her daughter Perfecta, my great grandmother, had thirteen (13) children and thirty-six (36) grandchildren and at least ninety-five (95) great grandchildren are included in my family tree.  

This means Marcelina had at least seventy two (72) grandchildren and about one hundred ninety-three (193) of her great grandchildren are in my records.   I doubt I could count or find all the children of those great grandchildren (which would include my mother who had seven (7) children).  My arithmetic is not exact, but you get the point, it’s a lot!

Muchas gracias Marcelina, you populated the mid-west and beyond!

Nobody loves you like your mama

Spring

A sample of Mom's photo skills (circa 1968)
She loved to take pictures of in front of other peoples' houses. 

Nice hat mom!

Berne, Switzerland (circa 1964)

A Fond Farewell from long ago

I love this obit for a relative from 1915. So well written and so much information.

I'm grateful to a nice fourth cousin and the power of the world wide web!

Belgium Snow Man

Not sure if Dad made this or just came upon it.

circa 1965

Paris in the 60s - 6

Paris circa 1965
Photo by James P. Ryan

Paris in the 60s - 5

Paris circa 1965
Photo by James P. Ryan

Paris in the 60s - 4

Paris circa 1965
Photo by James P. Ryan

Paris in the 60s - 3

Paris circa 1965
Photo by James P. Ryan

Paris in the 60s - 2

Paris circa 1965
Photo by James P. Ryan