When I first found this photograph, I knew who some of the people were, but I had to ask my mother about the rest. I love this photo, because it shows a very young Gramma Alice (my mother) as well as my Grandma Pat, my uncles and some other relatives I never met. And I also love how my grandfather titled it – Ten Brewers and Aunt Mary Selden – as though Aunt Mary was the third wheel. She was my grandfather’s mother’s sister. My people are George & Pat Brewer and their kids Chuck, Alice & Ed. Here’s what my mom had to say about the people in the photo:
Top row – Grandpa George (the eldest of the three brothers) Uncle Frank (Francis Brewer, possibly the middle child)
Middle row – Aunt Esther (she belongs to Uncle Frank); Ed Brewer (between Aunt Esther and Gram); Grandma Pat; Grandma Brewer (Caroline Elizabeth I think); Me (Alice) between Grandma Brewer and Aunt Mary Selden (Grandma Brewer’s sister)
Front row – Sally Brewer (Daughter of Frank & Esther); Chuck Brewer and finally George Brewer (son of Frank & Esther)
The photograph was taken on the lawn of the family home in Westfield PA. The kids don’t necessarily all look like cousins – Sally had bright red hair!
The photo was taken around 1939 or 40, I think. Uncle Ed was born in 1937 and he looks like he’s around 2ish here. I also love that my mother was holding her breath and holding a broom for some reason, plus Uncle Chuck is holding what looks like a scythe! Children do funny things, and it’s always nice to see your parents being the normal, funny kids they were.
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