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Scratch the location guess for the below picture...taken in someone's backyard apparently...mixed it up with another pix....sorry....

On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 12:00 PM, Maryann Schlemmer <maschlem@gmail.com> wrote:

Is this email address still the way to post to the FB group JASwinsonFamily?

Picture attached is at Easter time...early 1950s...I think it's taken at Fairyland...near Lake Merritt in Oakland CA...Johnnie Swinson, Deborah Hall, Stevie Dewitt, Jennifer Swinson, and not sure about the other two little girls??? Patty( Patricia/Tricia Hall) and Tig (Jocelyn Mickens) perhaps?

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Is this email address still the way to post to the FB group JASwinsonFamily?

Picture attached is at Easter time...early 1950s...I think it's taken at Fairyland...near Lake Merritt in Oakland CA...Johnnie Swinson, Deborah Hall, Stevie Dewitt, Jennifer Swinson, and not sure about the other two little girls??? Patty( Patricia/Tricia Hall) and Tig (Jocelyn Mickens) perhaps?

Swinson Family Reunion

The Swinson family gathered in San Fransisco this summer to reconnect families that had not seen each other in a long time. It had been about 15 years since the last major reunion took place in St Thomas at Ted and Betty's 50 th Wedding anniversary.

Picnic on the Bay


Slide Show


Hike through Muir Woods!


Breakfast at the hotel.

2nd Lieutenant John Arthur Swinson

I had missed an email that had this information.

2nd Lieutenant John Arthur Swinson, Adjutant General's Department (USA), was the Assistant to the Military Attache in Lisbon, Portugal from July 16, 1918 until his return to the U.S. in 1919/1920(exact date?)

He received the "Ordem Militar De Avis" ( terceira classe) from the Republic of Portugal

as well as the

"Order of Christ" from the Republic for saving the life of the President/King of Portugal, Sidonio Bernadion de Silva Pais on Dec. 5, 1918.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid%C3%B3nio_Pais
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Aviz

Here are some more from Susan Anderson

The Rev. Canon John Arthur Swinson, Main St., St. Thomas
Young Gracia Minnie Schlie his wife

Pictures From Jackie

(John?) Stanley Sharp and Tami Denos Glenn Cooper


Ted Sharp

Anyone know who these cuties are? I think the one in the middle is Eric Anderson

Here's an old photo take by William Sharp

I love this photo of me and my youngest, Mary Elisabeth Wellington Anderson. Wow! What a name!