Ada Jarrett's Photo Album

Ada Jarrett's Photo Album, USA and Canada, 9 Apr 1952 - 18 Jun 1952

Page 2 of the photo album (inside front cover), with postcard of RMS "Franconia"

My eldest aunt, Ada Fraser, was born in Liverpool in 1889, eldest daughter of James Wren Fraser and Mary Sargeant. She married Richard Cecil Jarrett, born 1886, in Liverpool in 1910, but was unfortunately widowed in 1912 when Richard died of septicaemia after a knife accident at his butcher's shop. Their daughter Alice Margaret Jarrett was born in 1911 and married William Leslie Gelder in 1939. Alice was the mother of Richard Dennis "Danny" Gelder, who owns this photo album. Ada never remarried and undertook a long and successful career in nursing from World War 1 onwards. She died in Liverpool in 1970.

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Revised: 02 September, 2024

This page shows Ada Jarrett's 1952 photo album with pictures of her family and friends from the USA in Buffalo, NY, and Chicago, IL.

Establishing the chronology of Ada's visit was difficult at first because the pages of photos are not always in order, but we now know these firm dates:

9 Apr 1952: Ada arrives in New York City aboard the RMS "Franconia"

9-10 Apr 1952: Ada in New York City with her brother Frank Fraser

13 Apr 1952: Ada attends Easter Service at First United Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, NY

14 Apr 1952: Ada's first visit to Niagara Falls with Frank Fraser, her sister Bertha and brother/sister-in-law John Speedie McGeachie and Janet (Jenny) McGeachie (heavy coats)

w/c 21 Apr 1952: Ada arrives in Chicago, IL

26-27 Apr 1952: Ada visits Koontz Lake, Indiana

27 Apr 1952: Ada sends postcard to Danny Gelder from Walkerton, Indiana (near Koontz Lake)

1 May 1952: Ada sends pack of postcards to Danny Gelder from Chicago, IL

3 May 1952: Ada sends postcard to Danny Gelder from Chicago, IL

11 May 1952: Ada attends Sunday Service at Thoburn Methodist Church, Chicago, IL

May 1952: Ada visits Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL

27 May 1952: Ada attends wedding of Patti Kathleen Domville and Thomas Henry Hall, Chicago, IL

End May 1952: Ada returns to Buffalo, NY

1 Jun 1952: Ada saves issue of the "Buffalo Courier-Express", NY

Early Jun 1952: Ada's second visit to Niagara Falls with the Waite family (lighter clothing)

10 Jun 1952: Ada visits the "Grand Canyon of the East", Letchworth State Park, NY

18 Jun 1952: Ada leaves New York City aboard the MV "Britannic"

Ada's Album, USA and Canada, Apr-Jun 1952 (Thanks to Danny Gelder)

Pages 2-3 (inside front cover)

Ada undertook this trip of a lifetime to the USA and Canada, visiting her relatives in Buffalo, NY, and Chicago, IL, at the age of 63 after she'd retired from nursing. This photo album was presented to Ada by her brother Frank Fraser, who lived in Chicago. Frank probably met her in New York on 9 Apr 1952 and took all the photographs in the album, which is also a scrapbook with postcards and other memorabilia. The captions in white ink are by Ada.

RMS "Franconia", Cunard Line, 1952 - Ada took the "Franconia" from Liverpool to New York from 31 Mar 1952 to 9 Apr 1952, stopping at Cobh in Ireland and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Statue of Liberty, New York Harbour, 9 Apr 1952

RMS "Franconia" in port in New York harbour, 9 Apr 1952

The "Queen Mary" in port in New York harbour, 9 Apr 1952

The album also contains several keepsakes from the RMS "Franconia".

Tourist Class Lunch Menu, 5 Apr 1952	Tourist Class Lunch Menu, 5 Apr 1952	Tourist Class Daily Programme, 6 Apr 1952	Tourist Class Daily Programme, 6 Apr 1952	Farewell Dinner Menu, 6 Apr 1952 (The ship docked at Halifax, NS, Canada, on 7 Apr 1952)
			Farewell Dinner Menu, 6 Apr 1952

These include a full Tourist Class passenger list dated 29 Mar 1952, two days before departure.

List of Tourist Class Passengers, 29 Mar 1952 (front of booklet)	List of Tourist Class Passengers, 29 Mar 1952	List of Tourist Class Passengers, 29 Mar 1952	List of Tourist Class Passengers, 29 Mar 1952 (rear of booklet)
	List of Tourist Class Passengers, 29 Mar 1952	List of Tourist Class Passengers, 29 Mar 1952
	List of Tourist Class Passengers, 29 Mar 1952	List of Tourist Class Passengers, 29 Mar 1952

Pages 4-5

Liner in port in New York harbour, 9 Apr 1952	The new UN Building, New York City, 9 Apr 1952 (not completed until 10 Oct 1952, although employees started working there on 22 Aug 1952)	The Statue of Liberty, New York Harbour, 9 Apr 1952	Ada's first view of the USA, New York City, 4 a.m., 9 Apr 1952!	View from the top of the Rockefeller Center, New York City, 10 Apr 1952	View from the top of the Rockefeller Center, New York City, 10 Apr 1952
		Ada looking at the RMS "Franconia" from the top of the Rockefeller Center, New York City, 10 Apr 1952	Ada looking at their hotel from the top of the Rockefeller Center, New York City, 10 Apr 1952

Pages 6-7

Rockefeller Center, New York City, 10 Apr 1952	Guest Pass, Rockefeller Center, New York City, 10 Apr 1952	Radio City, New York City, 10 Apr 1952	Entrance Hall, Rockefeller Center, New York City, 10 Apr 1952	Times Square, New York City, 10 Apr 1952	Broadway, New York City, 10 Apr 1952
Ada in Central Park, New York City, 10 Apr 1952	Ada in Central Park, New York City, 10 Apr 1952	Skaters in Central Park, New York City, 10 Apr 1952	Ada in horse drawn carriage in Central Park, New York City, 10 Apr 1952	Ada in horse drawn carriage in Central Park, New York City, 10 Apr 1952

Pages 8-9

The mouth of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan, Chicago, IL, Apr 1952	The Chicago River from the top of the Wrigley Building, Chicago, IL, Apr 1952	Buffalo City Centre, Buffalo, NY, Postcard 1952	Buffalo City Centre, Buffalo, NY, Postcard 1952
Ada walking towards the Wrigley Building, Chicago, IL, Apr 1952	Wayne Burns (born 1942), son of Thomas Burns and Florence Ethel Ferguson - identified by Darlene Knight Rogers, daughter of Willard Knight and Myrtle Mae Ferguson	Barbizon-Plaza Hotel overlooking Central Park, New York City, Postcard 1952	Eagle Lake Lodges, Kansasville, WI, Postcard 1952

Ada must have visited Eagle Lake, Kansasville, Wisconsin (north of Chicago) during this period. Perhaps one of the Chicago families owned a cottage there?

Chicago Postcards (pack of 18):

Front of Chicago Postcards pack, 1952	Rear of Chicago Postcards pack, 1952	Chicago Postcard, 1952	Inside of Chicago Postcards pack, 1952 (9 postcards)	Inside of Chicago Postcards pack, 1952
Front of Chicago Postcards pack, 1952	Rear of Chicago Postcards pack, 1952	Chicago Postcard, 1952		Reverse side of Chicago Postcards pack, 1952 (9 postcards)
Chicago Postcard, 1952	Chicago Postcard, 1952	Chicago Postcard, 1952
Chicago Postcard, 1952	Chicago Postcard, 1952	Chicago Postcard, 1952
Chicago Postcard, 1952	Chicago Postcard, 1952	Chicago Postcard, 1952
Chicago Postcard, 1952	Chicago Postcard, 1952	Chicago Postcard, 1952
Chicago Postcard, 1952	Chicago Postcard, 1952	Chicago Postcard, 1952	Chicago Postcard, 1952	Chicago Postcard, 1952

This pack of Chicago postcards was sent to Ada's grandson Richard Dennis ("Danny") Gelder on 1 May 1952.

Pages 10-11

The photos on these pages are in colour (Kodacolor), although most of the images have faded badly.

Ada at the Chicago Field Museum of Natural History, Apr/May 1952	Ada at the John C. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL, Apr/May 1952	"Underwater Beauty" at Aquarium	Municipal Parking Lot, Grant Park, Chicago, IL, Apr/May 1952	Ada in Grant Park with Michigan Avenue in the background, Chicago, IL, Apr/May 1952	Ada at the Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL, Apr/May 1952
	ROTC Parade at the Art Institute, Chicago, IL, Apr/May 1952	Ada on right at the Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL, May 1952	The Chicago River from the top of the Wrigley Building, Chicago, IL, Apr/May 1952	Michigan Avenue from the top of the Wrigley Building, Chicago, IL, Apr/May 1952
	Outside of unfolded brochure from Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL, May 1952		Inside of unfolded brochure from Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL, May 1952

Judith Dolanski thinks the lady in the green dress on the left at the Morton Arboretum is possibly Ethel Ferguson (née Lunt).

Pages 12-13

Ada's first weekend with her Chicago family was spent at Lake Cottage, Koontz Lake, Walkerton, Indiana, 26-27 Apr 1952. This house was owned by Ruth Lenz's parents Bill Paine and Mae (Mary Jane) Paine née Lunt.

Contemporary postcard of Koontz Lake, Walkerton, Indiana

Bill, Myrtle May Ferguson and Ada in the "Nancy D"	Ruth, Ethel, May, Myrtle	Lake Cottage from the "Nancy D"	Ruth and Ada fishing	Ruth and the "Nancy D"	Bill, Nancy Diane, Ruth and Ada (William Lenz, Nancy Diane Lenz, Ruth Lenz née Paine, daughter of Mary Jane Lunt)
The "Working Party" relaxing Myrtle Stahl, Ethel Ferguson, and Mae Paine	Fried chicken for fifteen people Darlene Knight Rogers confirms the man on the right is her father Willard Knight and next to him is her mother Myrtle May Knight née Ferguson	Florence, Ernest and Ada (Florence M Lunt née France, Ernest Alfred Lunt, Ada's first cousin)	Wedding of Willard Knight and Myrtle May Ferguson, Miami, Florida, Jun 1951	The Lenz family at Koontz Lake, Indiana, 1950s - photo from Nancy Gamble (the Nancy Diane Lenz in these photos and centre here)

The Bill in the picture above left does not look like the same man as the Bill in the picture above right, who is definitely William Lenz, husband of Ruth and father of the Nancy Diane whose name graces the boat. He is almost certainly Myrtle's first husband Willard Vincent Knight - they married in 1951 but he died in 1956 and she married Harold Erskine Shaw in 1959, or William Paine, owner of Lake Cottage and the boat. Thanks to Nancy for the later Koontz Lake photo and to Darlene for her parents' wedding photo.

Postcard from Koontz Lake, Indiana, from Ruth Lenz's photo album. For more photos from Koontz Lake, see the Sargeant Album.

Speed-o-mount photo mounting system packet front

Pages 14-15

Speed-o-mount photo mounting system packet rear

Page 14 has two stacks of photos mounted with the "Speed-o-mount" system!

Andrew and Myrtle Stahl née Lunt (another of Ada's first cousins)	Ada with Nancy Diane Lenz	"Dorothy, Husband and Family - Ken, Me and the Wreckers" Ada in the middle with Frank E Stout Jr., Dorothy Jean Stout née Stahl, daughter of Andrew and Myrtle Stahl pictured left, Kenny Stahl (Dorothy Jean's brother), plus Frank and Dorothy's children Doria Stout and Frank E Stout III	Ada with Thomas F Dwyer Jr., son of Thomas F Dwyer and Florence Martha Dwyer née Lunt, yet another of Ada's first cousins, and his first wife Florence née Evans	Ada in the Ferguson's Hudson Commodore outside 6502 South Hermitage Avenue, Chicago, IL, Apr 1952
Bob Ferguson, Ethel Ferguson, Ada, Mary Jane "Mae" Paine née Lunt (Ada's first cousin), William Paine, Frank Fraser, Chicago, IL, Apr 1952		Same crowd as on left minus Frank plus Florence, Chicago, IL, Apr 1952 This is Florence Ethel Ferguson, born 1917, then wife of Thomas Burns and mother of Wayne Burns on Page 9, confirmed by Darlene Knight Rogers		"Mr.Shimmin, daughter Ethel, Me, Arthur and wife, Bob (Ferguson)", Chicago, IL, Apr 1952	Ada and her brother Frank, Chicago, IL, Apr 1952
"Mr.Shimmin, daughter Ethel, Me, Arthur and wife, Bob (Ferguson)", Chicago, IL, Apr 1952		Ethel Ferguson with her husband Bob and their prized Hudson Commodore in Illinois, 1952		Ada and the Wrigley Building, Chicago, IL, Apr 1952	Parade on Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, Apr 1952
	Parade on Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, Apr 1952	Parade on Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, Apr 1952

In the two pictures above I don't know who Mr. Shimmin is, or if Ada's spelling of his name is correct.

Page 16 - Page 17 is blank

Patti Kathleen Domville (Kathleen Patricia Nuttall) - from River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL, 1949 Yearbook, picture from Ancestry found by Judith Dolanski	First card on Page 16	Second card on Page 16	Thomas Henry Hall - from River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL, 1948 Yearbook, picture from Ancestry found by Judith Dolanski
	Ada's invitation to the wedding of Patti Kathleen Domville, daughter of Mrs. Millington Domville, and Thomas Henry Hall, Chicago, 27 May 1952.

Although these Chicagoans are not our relatives, Judith Dolanski has discovered something about them. Alfred Edward Domville (born Belfast, Ireland, 14 Sep 1863) and Emily Fanny Millington (born Tipton, Staffordshire, 10 Mar 1877) married in Buffalo, NY, 1911. They had a daughter Millington Kathleen (Milly) born 4 Oct 1908 in Berwick, PA. Milly in turn had a daughter Patti Kathleen, born 28 Jul 1931 at 6 Lorne Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancs. Patti's birth name was actually Kathleen Patricia Nuttall, and her birth was registered in West Derby for Sept quarter 1931. Her parents are listed as James William Nuttall and Milly Nuttall née Domville. James William Nuttall had married Milly Kathleen Domville in Cook County, Illinois, on 20 Sep 1930. Back in 1911 James aged 7 was living at 19 Royton Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, with his parents Thomas and Laura Nuttall, but his birthplace was given as the USA, as was that of his younger sister Grace aged 6 (he was actually born in Rochester, Michigan, on 23 Dec 1903). James and Milly moved back to Waterloo, where Kathleen Patricia (Patti) was born in 1931, but Milly and Patti aged 5 returned finally to the USA in 1937, both now using the name Domville. Thanks to Patti's son Thomas Hall for information that James moved to South Africa.

Milly and Patti Domville/Nuttall must have been acquainted with Ada in Waterloo at some point. As Ada was a district midwife in Liverpool in the 1930s, my guess is that she delivered Patti and befriended Milly, and her planned trip to Chicago may even have been timed to attend Patti's wedding. Ada actually had a clinic in Lorne Road, Waterloo.

Patti and Thomas Henry Hall met at the Art Institute in Chicago and settled in Mesa, Arizona, after their honeymoon, later moving to Seal Beach, Orange County, CA. (For a picture of the Art Institute, see page 11 above.) Thomas Henry Hall was a sales representative for a sporting goods company. Patti Domville Hall had a son, also called Thomas Hall, in 1956, who has now been in touch. Patti and Thomas spent a great deal of time and resources trying to find the wreckage of a USAAF B-26 bomber that was shot down by Japanese gunfire over Papua New Guinea on 10 May 1942, killing the crew including her uncle, co-pilot Lt. Thomas C Domville, who was born in Michigan in 1916. Patti made three trips to Papua New Guinea in the 1980s but as far as I know she was ultimately unable to locate the crash site. She died in Seal Beach on 11 Jul 2008 aged 76.

More information about the Domville, Millington and Nuttall families in Ireland, England and the USA would be greatly appreciated!

Pages 18-19

Easter Card to Ada from Marion Stonitsch née McGeachie and family, Buffalo, NY, 13 Apr 1952	Easter Card to Ada from Marion Stonitsch née McGeachie and family, Buffalo, NY, 13 Apr 1952		Bertha McGeachie née Fraser, Frank Fraser, Ada, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Apr 1952	Bertha McGeachie née Fraser, Ada, John Speedie McGeachie (brother of Bertha's husband George McGeachie who died in 1947), John's wife Janet ("Jennie"), General Brock Monument, Queenston, Ontario, Canada, Apr 1952
	Outside of Canada Visitor's Form	Inside of Canada Visitor's Form	Outside of unfolded brochure from General Brock Sheraton Hotel, Niagara Falls, Canada	Inside of unfolded brochure from General Brock Sheraton Hotel, Niagara Falls, Canada

Pages 20-21

Bertha, Frank, Ada, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Apr 1952	John Speedie McGeachie, Bertha, Ada, Janet McGeachie, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Apr 1952	Ada, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Apr 1952	Bertha and Ada, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Apr 1952	Thomas J Waite and Mary Sargeant "Mae" Waite née McGeachie, Buffalo, NY, Apr 1952	Kenny Stonitsch, son of Edward Stonitsch and Marion Stonitsch née McGeachie, Buffalo, NY, probably Jun 1952
		"Marion, Ken, Me, John, Ed, Bertha" The Casino, Chestnut Ridge, Orchard Park, Erie County, NY, Apr 1952	"Me and John" Chestnut Ridge, Orchard Park, Erie County, NY, Apr 1952	Johnny with the Bird House he made (loose photo), Buffalo, NY, probably Jun 1952

The John in the bottom photos is presumably the Johnny in the Easter card from the Stonitsch family to Ada on Page 18.

Pages 22-23

Ada's second visit to Niagara Falls, probably early June 1952.

Ada with Sandra and Carol Waite, daughters of Thomas J Waite and Mary Sargeant "Mae" Waite née McGeachie, Niagara, NY, Jun 1952

"Maid of the Mist", Niagara, NY, Jun 1952

Tom Waite, Ada and Carol Waite below the Falls, Niagara, NY, Jun 1952

Tom getting drenched in the spray, Niagara, NY, Jun 1952

Carol, Tom and Sandra Waite below the Falls, Niagara, NY, Jun 1952

Ready for the caves beneath the Falls, Niagara, NY, Jun 1952

These photos from Niagara Falls on Pages 22 and 23 were taken on the American side - the photos on Pages 19 and 20 above were taken on the Canadian side.

Pages 24-25

Ada's Menu Card from a Mother and Daughter Banquet given by the Women's Society of Christian Service, Thoburn Methodist Church, Chicago, IL

Thoburn Methodist Church, Chicago, IL, Services for Sunday 11 May, 1952

Thoburn Methodist Church, Chicago, IL - postcard

Second Menu Card, loose inside album

Ada visited Thoburn Methodist Church, 64th and South Paulina Streets, Chicago, IL, on Sunday 11 May, 1952, and also for a Mother and Daughter Banquet given by the Women's Society of Christian Service.

Pages 26-27

First United Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, NY, - Easter Service 13 Apr 1952	First United Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, NY, - Easter Service 13 Apr 1952	"Two Plotters", Buffalo, NY, probably Jun 1952		"Doesn't it look good?", Buffalo, NY, probably Jun 1952
		"John tending Birthday Cake", Buffalo, NY, probably Jun 1952	"Barbara Smith", Buffalo, NY, probably Jun 1952	"Anybody Looking? Sandra", Buffalo, NY, probably Jun 1952 (the toddler looks too young to be Sandra Waite)

Ada visited First United Presbyterian Church, Richmond Avenue and Summer Street, Buffalo, NY, on Sunday 13 April, 1952.

Pages 28-29

Ada and Bertha with Tom Waite and daughters Carol and Sandra, Buffalo, NY, Apr/May 1952	Tom Waite with wife Mae née McGeachie and daughters Carol and Sandra, Niagara, NY, Apr/May 1952		Carol Waite, Buffalo, NY, Apr/May 1952	David Hamilton, grandson of John Speedie and Janet (Jenny) McGeachie, Buffalo, NY, Apr/May 1952	Kenny Stonitsch and Carol Waite, Buffalo, NY, Apr/May 1952
	David Hamilton, grandson of John Speedie and Janet (Jenny) McGeachie, Buffalo, NY, Apr/May 1952	Kenny Stonitsch, Buffalo, NY, Apr/May 1952	"Mae" McGeachie (daughter of Bertha Fraser) with her daughters, Sandra and Carol Waite, Buffalo, NY, ca. 1950 (this photo is also on Page 12 of Frank Fraser's Photo Album, see here)	Carol Waite and Kenny Stonitsch, Buffalo, NY, Apr/May 1952

Pages 30-31

Ada at 169 Fowler Avenue, Kenmore, Buffalo, NY, probably Jun 1952	169 Fowler Avenue, Kenmore, Buffalo, NY, probably Jun 1952		169 Fowler Avenue, Kenmore, Buffalo, NY, Google StreetView, Sep 2012 (second house on left, 60 years later)		Wedding of Edward Stonitsch and Marion McGeachie, Buffalo, NY, 1946-47
Robert Duncan McKenzie and Georgina McKenzie née McGeachie, Buffalo, NY, probably Jun 1952	Ada and Bertha, 169 Fowler Avenue, Kenmore, Buffalo, NY, probably Jun 1952		Ed, Marion, Ada and Bertha, 169 Fowler Avenue, Kenmore, Buffalo, NY, probably Jun 1952		Unidentified children, Buffalo, NY, probably Jun 1952
	Unidentified boy, Buffalo, NY, probably Jun 1952	"Buffalo Courier-Express", 1 Jun 1952	"Buffalo Courier-Express", 1 Jun 1952	US Flag History from Fanny Farmer Candy Shops

Pages 32-33

Letchworth State Park, NY, 10 Jun 1952	"Evenly Balanced" Letchworth State Park, NY, 10 Jun 1952		"A Bit of an Argument. Who First?" Letchworth State Park, NY, 10 Jun 1952		"Looking down the Canyon" Letchworth State Park, NY, 10 Jun 1952
	Ada with Sandra and Carol Waite Letchworth State Park, NY, 10 Jun 1952	"Grand Canyon of the East" Letchworth State Park, NY, 10 Jun 1952	"Grand Canyon of the East" Letchworth State Park, NY, 10 Jun 1952	Ada at Letchworth State Park, NY, 10 Jun 1952

Pages 32 and 33 have pictures of Ada's visit to Letchworth State Park, NY, the "Grand Canyon of the East" on 10 Jun 1952. She was accompanied by the Waite family of her niece Mae McGeachie.

Pages 34-35

This page contains the souvenirs from the voyage to the USA aboard RMS "Franconia" shown at the top of this web page.

Pages 36-37

Leaving Chicago, end May 1952 Rear: Robert Ferguson, Bill Paine, Andrew Stahl and Frank Fraser; Front: Ada, Ethel Ferguson, Myrtle Stahl and Mae Paine	Leaving Chicago, end May 1952 Same group as on left plus Florence Ferguson Burns from Page 15 (with the same hat!)		Ada's train arriving, Chicago, IL, end May 1952
Rural mailboxes between Chicago and Buffalo, end May 1952	"John, Boy Scout", Buffalo, NY, Jun 1952	"Ken's Girlfriend", Buffalo, NY, Jun 1952	"John, Boy Scout", Buffalo, NY, Jun 1952

Pages 38-39

Ada leaving Chicago, end May 1952

Leaving Chicago, end May 1952

Farewell Card from "John and Jenny" (John Speedie McGeachie and his wife Janet)

Page 41 (Page 40 has picture mounts but no picture)

Front of postcard from Walkerton, Indiana (near Koontz Lake) posted on 27 Apr 1952

Rear of postcard from Walkerton, Indiana (near Koontz Lake) posted on 27 Apr 1952

Front of postcard from Illinois posted on 3 May 1952

Rear of postcard from Illinois posted on 3 May 1952

Both these postcards were sent to Ada's grandson Richard Dennis ("Danny") Gelder.

Pages 42-43

New York Central Terminal, Buffalo, NY, Postcard 1952	Wrigley Building, Chicago, IL, Postcard 1952	Farewell Card to Ada from "Fred and Madge", Jun 1952	Farewell Card to Ada from Mrs. H. Henderson, Jun 1952
Niagara Falls Ontario Canada Postcard 1952

Page 45 (Page 44 is blank)

Cunard Liner MV "Britannic", Postcard 1952

Telegram from Frank Fraser in Chicago to Ada c/o MV "Britannic", 17 Jun 1952

Page 50 (Pages 46-47 and 48-49 just have loose items already scanned, Page 51 is blank)

Page 50 has two stacks of postcards mounted with the "Speed-o-mount" system! The date on one of the cards helps establish Ada's movements during the trip, because she didn't add dates to her comments in the album.

Crystal Beach, Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada, Postcard 1952 (Crystal Beach is opposite Buffalo, NY, on the Canadian side of Lake Erie)	Cunard Liner MV "Britannic", Postcard 1952	The "Grand Canyon of the East", Letchworth State Park, NY, Postcard 1952
The "Grand Canyon of the East", Letchworth State Park, NY, Postcard 1952	The "Grand Canyon of the East", Letchworth State Park, NY, Postcard 1952	The "Grand Canyon of the East", Letchworth State Park, NY, Postcard 1952	The "Grand Canyon of the East", Letchworth State Park, NY, Postcard 1952
The "Grand Canyon of the East", Letchworth State Park, NY, Postcard 1952	Reverse of postcard on left posted on 10 Jun 1952

The postcard above left was sent to Ada's grandson Richard Dennis ("Danny") Gelder on 10 Jun 1952.

Page 52 (page 53 is blank)

Page 52 again has two stacks of postcards mounted with the "Speed-o-mount" system! Another of the cards on this page is dated.

Niagara Falls Ontario Canada Postcard 1952		Niagara Falls Ontario Canada Greetings Card 1952		Inside of Niagara Falls Ontario Canada Greetings Card dated 14 Apr 1952
Rear of Niagara Falls Ontario Canada Greetings Card posted 16 Apr 1952		New York City Postcard 1952		New York City Postcard 1952	New York City Postcard 1952
New York City Postcard 1952		New York City Postcard 1952
New York City Postcard 1952		New York City Postcard 1952
	New York City Postcard 1952	New York City Postcard 1952	New York City Postcard 1952	New York City Postcard 1952	New York City Postcard 1952

The greetings card of the Spanish Aero Car, Niagara Falls, was written on 14 Apr 1952, but not sent to Ada's grandson Richard Dennis ("Danny") Gelder until 16 Apr 1952.

Mae McGeachie Album

This spiral-bound album with ten prints of Ada's send off from the USA was sent to Ada by her niece Mae Waite née McGeachie after she returned to England. The last two photos of the Waite family were taken in Summer 1952.

Note from Mae to Ada	Ada, Mae and Bertha leaving Buffalo for New York City, 17-18 Jun 1952		Ada, Mae and Bertha leaving Buffalo for New York City, 17-18 Jun 1952	Ada, Mae and Bertha with Carol and Sandra Waite at New York City station, 17-18 Jun 1952
Ada and Bertha aboard the MV "Britannic", 18 Jun 1952	The MV "Britannic" sailing away, 18 Jun 1952		The MV "Britannic" sailing away, 18 Jun 1952	Ada and Bertha aboard the MV "Britannic", 18 Jun 1952
	Waving Ada goodbye aboard the MV "Britannic" away, 18 Jun 1952	Tom, Sandra and Carol Waite, Buffalo, NY, Summer 1952	Tom, Sandra and Carol Waite, Buffalo, NY, Summer 1952

Ada also kept a souvenir of her journey home on the Cunard Line's MV "Britannic", 18-25 June 1952:

Farewell Dinner Menu, 25 Jun 1952

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The purpose of this small web-site is to share the family pictures I've inherited myself or received from other members of my extended family. I still need information on many of the people pictured, please contact me . For my complete family tree, see here.

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