Sunday, April 12, 2020

Easter Memories - 1940's & 1950's

A collection of Easter Memories from the Herbstritt, McDonald and Murosky families.

Spring 1947 - Erie, Pennsylvania 

A grouping of photographs taken Easter 1947 in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania. The photographs would have been taken in front of the McDonald Family home owned by Loraine A. McDonald and Frances Philomena Selker located at 317 East 27th Street in Erie, Pennsylvania

MB Boutiques: The McDonald Collection &emdash; 1947 - The McDonald Family
McDonald Family Siblings photographed Spring 1947
 Left to Right: William Loraine McDonald, Dorothy Elizabeth McDonald, 
Kathryn Joan McDonald, Rose Marie McDonald

MB Boutiques: The Arthur & Mary Eugenia Collection &emdash; 1947 - Family Photograph
1947 - Family Photograph 
Mary Eugenia McDonald holding her daughter Kathleen Marie Murosky. Mary Eugenia's children Mary Helen Murosky and James Arthur Murosky are standing in front of Dorothy Elizabeth McDonald, Mary Eugenia's sister. The photograph was likely taken in spring of 1947 based on the ages of the children.

Spring 1954 - Erie, Pennsylvania 


A grouping of photographs taken Easter 1954 in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania. The photographs would have been taken in front of the McDonald Family home owned by Loraine A. McDonald and Frances Philomena Selker located at 317 East 27th Street in Erie, Pennsylvania 

MB Boutiques: The McDonald Collection &emdash; 1954 - Rose, Kathleen & Michael
1954 - Rose, Kathleen & Michael 
Rose Marie McDonald photographed with her children Kathleen and Michael Herbstritt. The photograph was likely taken Easter 1954.

MB Boutiques: The McDonald Collection &emdash; 1954 - Richard, Kathleen & Michael
1954 - Richard, Kathleen & Michael
Rose Marie McDonald's husband Richard Herbstritt photographed with their children Kathleen and Michael Herbstritt. The photograph was likely taken Easter 1954.



These photographs were included in the Frances Philomena Selker Collection. Frances' daughter Mary Eugenia McDonald ended up with her mother's photo collections which is time were handed down to me. Photographer Unknown. Editing and digital restoration by Michelle M. Murosky.


William Loraine McDonald is my Great Uncle. Dorothy Elizabeth McDonald, Kathryn Joan McDonald and Rose Marie McDonald are my Great Aunts. They are the siblings of my paternal grandmother, Mary Eugenia McDonald.  James Arthur Murosky is my Uncle.  Mary Helen Murosky and Kathleen Marie Murosky are my Aunts.

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