tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175859732024-03-13T17:56:57.354-04:00Deedy.com BlogLook up Deedy in Websters Dictionary and you will see the following definition - \Deed"y\, a. Industrious; active. [R.] --Cowper. But to me Deedy is simply my last name and not a very common one at that. My Father always said "find yourself in a strange city? Open a phone book, find a Deedy and give them a call - chances are they are a relative." So, for all the Deedy's out there hello and welcome.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-88986068515113084622013-12-13T06:53:00.001-05:002013-12-14T09:04:18.553-05:00Justin F. Deedy, Sr. 1932-2013<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: 14px;"><b>Justin
Francis Deedy, Sr.</b> of Duluth, Georgia died peacefully at home December
9, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Worcester,
Massachusetts March 14, 1932, to the late John G. Deedy, Sr. and Grace
McDonough Deedy, he graduated from St. John’s High School and The
College of the Holy Cross. In Worcester he met the love of his life,
Barbara Grant, and they married in 1954. He served two years in the Army
as they started their lives together. They relocated to Atlanta in 1970
where they raised their family. Together, Justin and Barbara had eight
children. Mr. Deedy enjoyed a long career in the financial services
industry. He retired from A.G. Edwards & Sons as an investment
broker in 2005 with the friendship and respect of many co-workers and
long-time clients. Mr. Deedy’s pride and joy was the large, loving
family he leaves behind. He will be remembered fondly for his love of
sports, reading and history, his studious and interested mind, and his
sweet and gentle nature. He devoted his time not only to his own work
and interests, but also to the interests of his family and his faith. He
supported the growth of the Dynamo Swim Club as a charter member when
it built its first pool, and he spent many hours poolside and on the
road travelling with his children to swim meets. He treasured the
annual summer beach vacations he spent with children and grandchildren.
He had a special love for Georgia Tech athletics and rarely missed a
football or basketball game. Mr. Deedy was a devout Catholic and relied
upon his faith as he, admirably, uncomplaining and with dignity,
battled Parkinson’s for fifteen years, always with a smile upon his
face. His brothers, John G. Deedy, Jr. and Edward T. Deedy, predeceased
him. He is survived by Barbara, his wife of fifty-nine years, his
brother Thomas Deedy of Woodstock, VT and his children and their
spouses; Justin, Jr. and Linda Deedy of Marietta, GA; Shaun and Sherry
Deedy of Sugar Hill, GA; Christopher and Michele Deedy of Duluth, GA;
Stephen and Angel Deedy of Marietta, GA; Neil and Karen Deedy of
Suwanee, GA; Paula and Patrick Wathen of Peachtree Corners, GA; Martha
and David Turner of Peachtree Corners, GA; and Dr. Matthew and Judith
Deedy of Mission Hills, KS. He is also survived by twenty-six
grandchildren and one great grandchild. He will be dearly missed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/Deedy%20Funeral%20Program.pdf">Funeral Program</a> (PDF file) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: 14px;"><b>Celtic Farewell</b> (Irish Blessing)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: 14px;">May the road rise to meet you,</span></div>
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May the wind be always at your back.</div>
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May the sun shine warm upon your face,</div>
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The rains fall soft upon your fields.</div>
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And until we meet again,</div>
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May God hold you in the palm of his hand.</div>
</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-75354091353429971342011-01-09T09:23:00.006-05:002011-01-09T09:32:37.268-05:00A very Deedy movie indeed!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/TSnFNIBYTyI/AAAAAAAAA28/sTTyRe98B4M/s1600/2010TheTownOrigPhoto.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 139px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/TSnFNIBYTyI/AAAAAAAAA28/sTTyRe98B4M/s200/2010TheTownOrigPhoto.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560192044247830306" /></a><a href="http://deedyhistory.blogspot.com/2010/05/srgt-maurice-sullivan-in-movies.html">Once again</a> some relatives of mine are getting a few nanoseconds of Hollywood fame. This time it is three of my siblings. Here is the original photo I submitted to a local set designer. He was looking for images to place on the set of a movie that filmed last year in my fair city of Boston. This photo was taken at my eldest sister Kerin's wedding and pictured are my brothers Conal and Tom Deedy and my sister Sue Ellen Briggs. <br /><br />Now let's see if you can spot them again in the movie:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/TSnFUg39uuI/AAAAAAAAA3E/WkgCyPjkRhw/s1600/The%2BTown%2B41%2B53.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 170px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/TSnFUg39uuI/AAAAAAAAA3E/WkgCyPjkRhw/s400/The%2BTown%2B41%2B53.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560192171178310370" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/TSnFYnzA4EI/AAAAAAAAA3M/Raz-P1zHC2w/s1600/The%2BTown%2B41%2B58.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 171px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/TSnFYnzA4EI/AAAAAAAAA3M/Raz-P1zHC2w/s400/The%2BTown%2B41%2B58.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560192241756069954" /></a><br /><br />Yes, there they are, pinned on the bulletin board in the kitchen of the Charlestown apartment of Ben Affleck in the movie <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ZG99NG?ie=UTF8&tag=deedycom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002ZG99NG">The Town</a>. If you want to spot them yourself, the scene is about 45 minutes into the movie, right after the main characters are seen in an outdoor restaurant. The action then continues back at the apartment where an argument breaks out. Watch the walls instead of the actors and you can't miss catching glimpses of the Deedy co-stars!<br /><br /> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1439187231?ie=UTF8&tag=deedycom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1439187231">The Town</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-39809347881491792492010-05-14T22:11:00.005-04:002010-05-14T22:34:47.410-04:00Srgt. Maurice Sullivan in the movies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/S-4DW39ATmI/AAAAAAAAAzo/yqIi_MRgK4w/s1600/Photobeside.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 125px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/S-4DW39ATmI/AAAAAAAAAzo/yqIi_MRgK4w/s200/Photobeside.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471314288813559394" /></a>I have <a href="http://deedyhistory.blogspot.com/2009/10/edge-of-darkness.html">mentioned before</a> that some old family photos of my great grandfather, Srgt. Maurice Sullivan, in his police uniform made it into the background set of the film <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UV4XRY?ie=UTF8&tag=deedycom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001UV4XRY">Edge of Darkness</a>.<br /><br />The movie became available this week on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UV4XRY?ie=UTF8&tag=deedycom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001UV4XRY">DVD</a> and I have finally found some time to try to do some screen captures to show the location of the old family photos. They are all displayed on the set in the hallway of a police station. The scene takes place about 15 minutes into the film. As the actors walk down the hallway you can see the black framed photos. Here is a better view of them from the <a href="http://deedyhistory.blogspot.com/2008/12/edge-of-darkness-prop-sale.html">prop sale</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/S-4F2hBlfII/AAAAAAAAAzw/iTVGUyVfbO0/s1600/Photosdownhallway.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 125px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/S-4F2hBlfII/AAAAAAAAAzw/iTVGUyVfbO0/s200/Photosdownhallway.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471317031437827202" /></a>Unfortunately, most of the time the bodies of the actors block the photos on the wall. If you click on these screen captures you can make out the frames lined up along the wood paneled wall. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/S-4GZVmY4HI/AAAAAAAAAz4/3npwkDJu0PM/s1600/shakinghandsbackground.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 125px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/S-4GZVmY4HI/AAAAAAAAAz4/3npwkDJu0PM/s200/shakinghandsbackground.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471317629666386034" /></a>I had a hard time capturing the frames, but in this last photo you can just make out that the actor (the one who is not Mel Gibson) has the "<a href="http://deedyhistory.blogspot.com/2008/03/srgt-maurice-sullivan-catches-his-man.html">shaking hands</a>" photo behind him. <br /><br />So there you have it - if you blink you might miss it, but Srgt. Maurice Sullivan did make it into a Hollywood movie 60 some-odd years after his death...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UV4XRY?ie=UTF8&tag=deedycom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001UV4XRY">Edge of Darkness</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=deedycom-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001UV4XRY" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-11050531543345114632010-05-09T19:28:00.007-04:002010-05-09T20:01:09.655-04:00A day in the maternity ward - May 1919<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/S-dFSZWb4NI/AAAAAAAAAyw/cdxAi0L8i98/s1600/1919MassGenMaternityWard001.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 166px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/S-dFSZWb4NI/AAAAAAAAAyw/cdxAi0L8i98/s200/1919MassGenMaternityWard001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469416454809706706" /></a>In my great aunt Jane Austin Sullivan's photo album are 5 photos taken in May 1919 at the Wesson Maternity Ward. Jane graduated from the <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/2008/07/jane-sullivan-and-1918-1919-boston.html">Massachusetts General Hospital nursing program in 1919</a>. I assume these photos were taken in her last month of training before graduation. I am not sure how common it is to have working hospital images from 1919 - this first images is not identified, but it appears to be a doctor very much at work - you can make out his bloody gloves and some sort of clamp. Perhaps he just completed a birth?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/S-dHCbXYPMI/AAAAAAAAAy4/LDNpDxg5SnI/s1600/1919MassGenMaternityWard002.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 121px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/S-dHCbXYPMI/AAAAAAAAAy4/LDNpDxg5SnI/s200/1919MassGenMaternityWard002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469418379495881922" /></a>The next image is marked Wesson Maternity Hospital Springfield, MA, baby Salkins, May 1919. This photo shows my great aunt Jane washing a newborn in a basin. In 1919 the Massachusetts medical community was overwhelmed with the influenza epidemic. Perhaps that is why she is in Springfield as a Massachusetts General Hospital nursing student.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/S-dI2TZsI3I/AAAAAAAAAzA/ixYY_ojmjw0/s1600/1919MassGenMaternityWard003.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 121px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/S-dI2TZsI3I/AAAAAAAAAzA/ixYY_ojmjw0/s200/1919MassGenMaternityWard003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469420370222916466" /></a>Here is Jane again, this time weighing a newborn named Jackie Wood. I love how she has named each of the infants. Working in the maternity ward must have been a fun period in her training. She was looking forward to it enough to remember to bring a camera to work!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/S-dKEYJqWHI/AAAAAAAAAzI/sMet_jK1Ne8/s1600/1919MassGenMaternityWard005.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 121px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/S-dKEYJqWHI/AAAAAAAAAzI/sMet_jK1Ne8/s200/1919MassGenMaternityWard005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469421711527663730" /></a>This photo is of nurse Marie Powers again with infant Jackie Woods. She is also weighing the infant and now we can see the weighing table. It has a wicker cradle with the weighing dial below. The whole apparatus is balanced on top of a small table. It appears that the nurses are working in an area with laundry hanging behind and around them. It seems strange to be mixing the maternity ward with the laundry room - but perhaps there is a valid reason for it. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/S-dLzMVBVgI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/GMPUqDcUJHc/s1600/1919MassGenMaternityWard004.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 121px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_liVaK4HJQ0o/S-dLzMVBVgI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/GMPUqDcUJHc/s200/1919MassGenMaternityWard004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469423615319561730" /></a>The last image is once again of great aunt Jane, this time she is standing behind a table with five infants lined in front of her. It looks like it was a busy day in May 1919 at the Wesson Maternity Hospital!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-42151914468468526432010-03-11T08:08:00.004-05:002010-03-13T13:14:18.124-05:00A mayoral mystery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Srgt_Maurice_Sullivan_Mayor_James_Michael_Curley-736409.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 177px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Srgt_Maurice_Sullivan_Mayor_James_Michael_Curley-736386.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Recently, a Sullivan cousin (Mary Elizabeth Sullivan Dreger) sent me a scan of an old photo that has been in her family for years. The photo is of Mary's grandfather (my great-grandfather) patrolman Maurice Sullivan. Standing next to him, Mary had been told, is the Mayor of Boston - James Michael Curley.<br /><br />Looking at the photo, I assume it was taken during Curley's first term as mayor. But the man in this photo looks too old and I can't find any images of James Michael Curley with a mustache. Could this instead be a photo of a different Boston Mayor - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_A._Hibbard">George Albee Hibbard</a> (served from 1908 - 1910)?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/MauriceASullivan_shaking_hands_Mayor_James_Curley_1917-761683.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/MauriceASullivan_shaking_hands_Mayor_James_Curley_1917-761662.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Digging into the latest box of Sullivan family photos my parents dropped off at my house, I found this image which has marked on the back: <blockquote>Brother Maurice going off to war. Hand shake by Mayor James Michael Curley. - Helen S. Sullivan</blockquote> This photo does indeed look like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Michael_Curley">James Michael Curley</a> from his first term (1914 - 1918).<br /><br />Unfortunately this second photo is not marked with the date. But I did find Maurice A. Sullivan's <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/Maurice_A_Sullivan_WWI_Draft_Card.pdf">WWI draft card</a> from 1917. So this photo was taken sometime in 1917 or 1918. <br /><br />So what do you think? Is the first photo Mayor Curley? To be fair, he is squinting into the sun, which could be making him look older than he should be. Any other guesses on who the man in the first photo could be?<br /><br /> - <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/May_30_1910_George_Albee_Hibbard_Dead.pdf">Boston Globe May 30, 1910 article about death of Ex-Mayor George Albee Hibbard</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-36241077898096537822010-03-07T22:13:00.003-05:002010-03-07T22:27:48.925-05:00Three McDonough siblings pictured with their spouses?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/mcdonough-family-altered-cropped-715281.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 173px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/mcdonough-family-altered-cropped-715252.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Dianne Dowd sent along another photo from her collection today. The photo appears to be from the 1890's and pictured may be Bartholomew McDonough, Michael Brennan, and Martin McDonough. Seated in front of the three men are likely their wives - Margaret Fay, Bridget McDonough, and Maria Simmonds. <br /><br />While the photo is not marked, Dianne made the identification after looking at other known photos. I have posted one of Dianne & Tom Dowd's photos of <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/2009/05/bartholomew-mcdonough.html">Bartholomew</a> and the shorter man in this photo does resemble him. <br /><br />Thank you again Dianne & Tom for sharing another great old photo!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-36390832502317753322010-02-21T16:25:00.007-05:002010-02-23T19:13:07.067-05:00Liberty Ship Lawrence T. Sullivan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Liberty-Ship-Named-for-East-Boston-Man-757385.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Liberty-Ship-Named-for-East-Boston-Man-757155.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>My Great-uncle Lawrence T. Sullivan was serving on a merchant marine vessel in 1942 when it was <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/2007/05/lawrence-t-sullivan-lemuel-burrows-and.html">struck by a German U-boat</a> and he was lost at sea. In 1945 a Liberty ship was dedicated in his honor. For the dedication his Mother, surviving 8 siblings and their families and friends gathered for the ceremony. The picture below (click to view larger) was taken at the shipyard and I have numbered the group (36 people) and with the help of various family members managed to put names next to most of the numbers. <br /><br />I am hoping someone visiting the blog might be able to help fill-in the missing names (or provide corrections if needed) and finish identifying everyone in the photo.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/LTSDedicationGroupNumbered-755041.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/LTSDedicationGroupNumbered-754994.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>For those curious about the fate of the Liberty ship named after Lawrence T. Sullivan - it was scraped in 1971 - see image below for its history (click to view larger).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Liberty_Ship_Lawrence_T_Sullivan-747288.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 87px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Liberty_Ship_Lawrence_T_Sullivan-747275.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-30111305977357155042010-01-09T15:08:00.003-05:002010-01-09T15:19:01.237-05:00Edwin L. Thompson<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/TedThompsonDec302009-767232.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 152px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/TedThompsonDec302009-767221.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">THOMPSON, EDWIN L.</span> <br /> <br />Edwin L. Thompson, long time resident of Briarcliff Manor, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his immediate family on December 30th. <br /><br />Edwin, who was known to all his family and friends as Ted, was born in NYC and grew up in Larchmont, NY, the son of Leslie E. Thompson of NYC and Agnes McDonough Thompson of Worcester, Mass. He is survived by his loving wife of 22 yrs, Helen Murtha Thompson, his brother Leslie E. and his wife Dee Thompson of Cottonwood Az.; his son Robert L. Thompson of Medford, Mass, daughter Rosemary Thompson of Deposit, NY, Step-son Thomas K. Murtha of Bellmore, NY and grandson Michael J. Katen of Deposit, NY. His loving family includes numerous nieces, nephews, sisters and brothers-in-law. Ted was pre-deceased by brothers John L. Thompson of Cohasset, Mass., Bill Thompson of New Rochelle, NY. and first wife Martha Hughes Thompson. <br /><br />Ted attended Iona Prep in New Rochelle and Cranwell Prep in Mass. He then joined the US Army and served as a corporal in the Pacific in the 624th Field Artillery unit. After Military Service he graduated from Holy Cross College in Worchester, Mass. His career in the Supermarket industry included Personnel manager for A& P food stores and Director of Labor Relations with Gristede's Supermarkets, negotiating multiple contracts during his years of service. <br /><br />As a retiree Ted worked as a sales representative in the Real Estate Industry for Rae Molinelli and HoulihanLawrence in Briarcliff. Ted was a loyal member of St. Theresa's parish in Briarcliff, serving as an usher in his early years. He enjoyed many rounds of golf with friends and family as a member of Pleasantville Golf Club and then Highlands Golf Club. He was an enthusiastic Yankee fan and will be remembered as a man of good cheer with a winning smile. <br /><br />Visitation will be at Waterbury and Kelly Funeral Home of Briarcliff Manor on Sunday, Jan. 3rd from 3-7pm. The funeral will be at St. Theresa's Church on Pleasantville Rd. in Briarcliff at 10am Monday, Jan 4th. In Lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the National Kidney Foundation at their website: www.kidney.org. Waterbury & Kelly of Briarcliff Manor 1300 Pleasantville Road Briarcliff Manor, N.Y10510 914-941-0838 914-941-0838 <br /><br />Thank you to Patty Quattrochio for sending this notice to me. My condolences to Ted's family and friends.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-24303837097516223382009-12-22T21:36:00.002-05:002009-12-22T21:57:20.899-05:00Marie McDonough Hayes horrible elevator accident<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/MarieMcDonough1928Photo-781252.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/MarieMcDonough1928Photo-781225.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Dianne & Tom Dowd recently visited the Worcester Public Library in search of some death notices for their family research when they happened across the Worcester Telegram January 8, 1928 front page story: <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/Jan81928MarieMcDonoughAccidentLetterSize.pdf">Miss Marie McDonough, 18, and companion, plunge four stories in elevator shaft at New Rochelle</a>.<br /><br />The article recounts how Marie McDonough (later Hayes) had a horrible accident her freshman year at college. Marie was the daughter of Patrick McDonough (the only son of Thomas & Mary's 10 children). While Marie survived the fall, finished college (albeit at a different school) married, had children, and lived a long life - she did bear the physical scars of her accident. <br /><br />Unfortunately, her friend, Frances Covey, was not as lucky as we learn in the January 12, 1928 Massina Observer article: <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/Jan121928MassenaObserverFrontPageElevatorAccidentStory.pdf">Massena girl killed in plunge down shaft</a><br /><br /> - <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/LawsuitArticlesAfterElevatorAccident.pdf">Lawsuit articles after the accident</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-91635107831791592672009-12-12T21:18:00.008-05:002009-12-14T18:53:00.981-05:00Edward T. Deedy (1925 - 2009)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/1943_Edward_T_Deedy_Marines-719697.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 121px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/1943_Edward_T_Deedy_Marines-719321.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/039-701937.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 139px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/039-701535.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>He was the second son born to John G. and Grace (McDonough) Deedy. Named for his beloved grandfather, he was a happy addition to the house on Wabash Ave. A bright and studious boy, young Ed attended St. John's High School and graduated in June 1943. <br /><br />At age 19, he attempted to join the Navy, but his admission was not guaranteed because at the time Ed weighed 110 pounds and the minimum weight for acceptance was 112. While waiting in line for his admission physical, Ed ate bananas and drank water in an attempt to gain weight. Once in front of the Navy physician, the scale revealed Ed's attempt to reach the minimum weight had failed. However, the doctor was convinced by Ed that he would be a valuable addition to the Navy and could continue to eat and drink to reach his minimum. Ultimitely he was accepted by the Navy (click on photo above to see just how skinny Ed was!). He was then transferred to the Marines who obtained all of their corps men (medics) from the Navy. While in the <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/1943%20With%20Marines%20Edward%20Deedy.pdf">Marine Corps</a>, he was trained as a pharmacist, and was ultimately stationed in the Southwest Pacific. After the war he returned to Worcester and attended Holy Cross College.<br /><br />In 1949 Ed graduated from Holy Cross and married his childhood sweetheart Rosemary Mulhern. The pair settled in Worcester and were soon joined by their children Edward, Kevin, Rosemary, Diane, and Brian. <br /><br />He was a warm and outgoing person, a natural for his career as a salesman, a Worcester city councilor, and finally as a real estate agent. Ed and Rosemary ultimately retired to their summer home on Cape Cod. Ed's cherished Rosemary passed away in 2007. The pair had been married for 58 years. <br /><br />On December 12, 2009 Edward T. Deedy quietly passed away.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The funeral will be held on Tuesday, December 15 from <a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary-funeralhome.aspx?fh=doane-beal--ames&fhid=2807">Doane Beal & Ames Funeral Home</a>, 260 Main Street., West Harwich with calling hours from 9-10:30 AM in the funeral home followed immediately by an 11 AM Mass in the <a href="http://www.holytrinityelementary.org/about/holy-trinity-parish/">Holy Trinity Church</a>, Route 28, West Harwich. Interment will be in the Holy Trinity Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Scholarship Fund, St. John’s High School, 378 Main St., Shrewsbury, MA 01545.</span> <br /><br /> - <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/Worcester%20Candidate%20Edward%20T%20Deedy%20Articles.pdf">Worcester Council Candidate Articles - Edward T. Deedy</a><br /><br /> - <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/2009_Dec_12_Edward_T_Deedy_Obit.pdf">Obituary from Callahan & Fay Brothers Funeral Home site</a> (PDF)<br /> - <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/Edward%20Deedy%20Obituary_%20Edwa...pdf">Worcester Telegram Obituary</a> (PDF)<br /> - Link to Callahan & Fay Edward T Deedy <a href="http://www.callahanfay.com/index.php?page=obituaries">Condolence Book</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-24678627254182489062009-10-15T07:55:00.002-04:002009-10-15T07:59:55.573-04:00Edge of DarknessThe Mel Gibson thriller Edge of Darkness movie trailer has finally been released. When the movie was filming in Boston a request was sent out for old police photos to dress the set of the movie police station. We contributed images of Srgt. Maurice Sullivan - so somewhere in this film are scenes shot within a precinct house and on the wall are images of my ancestor. Can't wait to see the movie and see if I can spot him in the background...<br /><br /><center><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8B8T3XUC-TE&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8B8T3XUC-TE&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object></center><br /><br />The movie is set to be released in January.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-50038046707648483382009-09-06T10:42:00.003-04:002009-09-16T12:38:34.169-04:001919 Boston Police Strike Command Log<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/1919PoliceLogDecPageSullivanmentioncloseup-769628.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 43px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/1919PoliceLogDecPageSullivanmentioncloseup-769622.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>The Boston Globe <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/09/06/city_under_siege/">mentioned</a> that the 1919 Command Log has recently been scanned and uploaded to the Boston Public Library website. The year-long log covers a period of chaos in Boston when a large number of the force went on strike and the city became over run by armed gangs.<br /><br />My Great-Grandfather, Maurice Sullivan, was appointed to the Boston Police force on February 23, 1889. He was 26 years old at the time and this was a second career for him. By the police strike year of 1919 he was 57 years old and a thirty year veteran. While reviewing the <a href="http://www.bpl.org/online/">log</a>, I believe I found two mentions of my Great-Grandfather. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/1919PoliceLogPageSullivanmentioncloseup-790036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 121px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/1919PoliceLogPageSullivanmentioncloseup-790023.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0738513024?ie=UTF8&tag=deedycom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0738513024"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Division_1_Group_Photo_Book_MSmarked-779664.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>In one notation, he is approved to accept a reward for capturing a runaway and in the second he is transferred from Headquarters to Division 1. It is the transfer that I find most interesting. By the time Maurice retired from the police force in 1932, he was famous for having served his entire long career at just one station house - Division 1 in the North End of Boston. In the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0738513024?ie=UTF8&tag=deedycom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0738513024">Boston Police Department (Images of America: Massachusetts)</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=deedycom-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0738513024" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> he is even pictured in front of the division house. <br /><br />But during the tumultuous year of 1919 he served at least some of his time at police headquarters before returning back to his division house and familiar neighborhood patrol.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-20744294345626049962009-07-18T14:12:00.004-04:002009-07-18T14:29:39.340-04:00Jack Barry's Wikipedia Page ProjectMy brother Conal sent me an email last week pointing me toward our great-uncle, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Barry_(baseball)">Jack Barry's, wikipedia page</a>. Wikipedia is a free, online encyclopedia that is collaboratively written and maintained by volunteers. <br /><br />While it is great that a page has been dedicated to Jack Barry and his baseball career, the article itself is skimpy and as Conal pointed out to me - has some inaccuracies. This was the section he pointed me toward: <blockquote>He played in the World Series in 1915 and 1916 for the Red Sox. Acknowledged as the team's on-field leader, he became a player-manager in 1917, leading the team to a 90-win season and a second-place finish to the Chicago White Sox. After sporadic play in 1918, he decided to retire rather than be sold away in another fire sale following Harry Frazee's decision to sell his shortstop back to the Athletics.</blockquote> No mention is made of why he was only available for "sporadic play" in 1918 - he had enlisted in the army for WWI (along with many other players that year). <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Barry_(baseball)"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/jackbarrywiki-721610.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />There is a lot more information about Jack Barry that can be added to the page and I propose launching a Jack Barry Wikipedia page project where we can be the volunteers to update, edit, and make the page much more accurate and complete. If you are interested in helping with this effort, please take a few moments to read the current version of the page and let me know what other information you feel is missing. <br /><br />I think we should be able to create a much better page to honor Jack's memory!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-3316536610745102882009-05-16T11:49:00.003-04:002009-05-16T12:22:44.175-04:00Guessing my great-grandfather's age in this old photo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/EdwardBDeedyPortrait_alt_sm-736279.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 149px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/EdwardBDeedyPortrait_alt_sm-736253.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Among the photos found in great-aunt Mae's apartment was this portrait of her father, Edward B. Deedy (or before he changed his name - Edmund B. Deady). Pin-pointing just when this photo was taken is a bit difficult (as always, click on photo to view larger). It does have the stamp of a Worcester photography studio (Park Studio Cor. of Main & Park Sts Worcester Mass). Since it is just Edward in the photo, likely this was taken prior to his <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/2008/05/edward-deedy-and-hannah-donovan.html">marriage</a> to Johanna Donovan on November 8, 1899. According to his October 17, 1899 <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/2008/05/edward-deedys-naturalization-record.html">Naturalization paperwork</a>, he had been a resident of the United States for at least five years.<br /><br />It is possible that Edward arrived in the US on May 11, 1891, since an Edm'd Deady was passenger #410 on the S.S. Pavonia according to this <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/EdwardDeedyImmigration1891.pdf">record</a>. However, Edward shared his name with a cousin who also immigrated from Ireland to Worcester around this same time - so I can't be 100% sure this record belongs to my Edmund Deady. <br /><br />Looking at the photo, he is clearly a young man, but how young? He played a bit fast and loose when declaring his age on various documents - but he reported that he was born in 1875. So if this photo was taken about 1899 he would have been 24 years old.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-15869205590291110322009-05-04T20:34:00.003-04:002009-05-04T21:08:54.586-04:00Roscommon Riddle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/McDonoughFamilyFarmRoscommonIreland-723637.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/McDonoughFamilyFarmRoscommonIreland-723626.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Among the items in the Dowd Collection was this photo of a thatched roofed home located somewhere in the county of Roscommon, Ireland. In 1966 the Dowd family visited Ireland and located the McDonough homestead. Along with this picture were others on 35mm slides. The slides are a series of images of the house, the surrounding views of the countryside from the farm, and images taken along the road leading to or from the farm.<br /><br />Unfortunately, while scanning the slides I experienced some technical difficulties. I have other images of the home and farmstead to share in future posts, but one image in particular I am missing - a photo of a sign post which must be near the old McDonough farm. While I am missing the image, I do have the information on the sign.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pointing left to Geevagh 5 1/2 and Drumshanbo 17 and right to Ballygawley 4 and Sligo 10</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/roscommon-795697.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 296px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/roscommon-795630.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />If you click on the map above to view larger, you will see that I have found and circled three of the four locations from the sign. It appears that the most likely area of Roscommon that the farm is located is in the Northern area and near the Sligo boarder. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/PostCards-783628.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/PostCards-783592.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>The Roscommon riddle that we need to solve is this - given the information in the postcards, the picture, information from the sign, and locations on the map - can we narrow down a specific location for the farm?<br /><br />As always any additional information or suggestions are welcome either by email or in the comments.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-48138706925793156692009-05-03T16:33:00.004-04:002009-05-03T17:05:27.402-04:00Bartholomew McDonough<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/BartholomewMcDonoughFrontAltbeforeafter-728369.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 179px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/BartholomewMcDonoughFrontAltbeforeafter-728353.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Among the collection of Dowd images, was this photo of Bartholomew McDonough (Father to Mary McDonough Dowd and Uncle to the McDonough children of 1 View Street). As you can see the original photo was not in the best shape. I spent a few hours today fixing the image to the best of my ability. <br /><br />I wanted to highlight this work to assure anyone out there who has old pictures that are not in perfect condition - these images can be saved!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-64927661686374836592009-05-02T18:39:00.004-04:002009-05-02T19:10:50.341-04:00Agnes McDonough Thompson<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Agnes-McDonough-Thompson-front-back-from-Dowd-Family-Collection-sm-799861.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 152px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Agnes-McDonough-Thompson-front-back-from-Dowd-Family-Collection-sm-799820.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>My Father and I just returned from a lovely afternoon with Tom and Dianne Dowd. During our visit they shared with us their amazing collection of photographs, newspaper articles and other family history mementos. <br /><br />I brought along my scanner and laptop and set-up "shop" in their dinning room and captured as much as I could. I can't thank Dianne and Tom enough for their generosity in sharing the collection and in their good humor and patience during the hours that we imposed on their hospitality!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Here is my first post regarding the material collected today. I have tagged this with both the McDonough tag and a new Dowd_Collection tag to help me stay organized.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/AgnesMcDonoughThompsonAltsm-716607.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/AgnesMcDonoughThompsonAltsm-716581.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a> <br /><br />This was one of the first images Dianne handed me. On the back is marked Agnes McDonough Thompson, who was the 8th of the 10 children of Thomas & Mary McDonough and born June 7, 1893. Here she is seen clutching her jump rope and striking a very cute pose. She appears to be about 3 years old. Finding this photo among the Dowd collection of photos provides a clear link that yes - we are definitely connected and belong to the same McDonough family tree.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-48118367885624341102009-04-19T19:23:00.003-04:002009-04-19T19:36:39.642-04:00How Patrick Sullivan obtained his home<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Thomaston_House_Dunn_St-755810.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 142px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Thomaston_House_Dunn_St-755792.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Daniel M. Sullivan Jr. sent me a letter a few months ago with a very interesting tale. It involved Patrick Sullivan (1820-1888) and his home on Dunn Street in Thomaston, Me.<br /><br />According to Daniel, my great-great grandfather, Patrick Sullivan, was a man of modest means in Thomaston, but he had saved enough to purchase a lot of land on Dunn Street. But now that he had the lot of land, finding the money to build a home was beyond his reach. At least it was until the town of Thomaston decided to relocate and build a new post office. With the old post office building no longer needed, Patrick struck a deal with the town. He would buy the building for $1 and pay to move it onto his land on Dunn street. <br /><br />Pictured above is the Sullivan family home on Dunn Street in Thomaston. This image is likely from the early 1900s. The wood frame building clearly looks like a home, but now we know its former history as the town post office!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-18760872909479666592009-04-14T20:14:00.004-04:002009-04-14T22:01:46.141-04:00Mae's Last GiftAfter Great Aunt Mae's funeral <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/2009/04/rita-mae-deedy-1915-2009.html">yesterday</a> I went with my parents, Uncle Justin, Aunt Barbara, and cousin Justin Jr. to start the process of packing up Mae's condo at Southgate. <br /><br />Over the past few years, as I became more interested in researching the family history, I would visit Mae and ask the same question - "Are you sure you don't have any family photos?" Every visit would end the same with her gesturing to some framed photographs on her TV or she would point to the small photo albums near her chair. Most of the photos in the albums were from the last few decades and sent to her from the various great nephews and nieces. All very interesting, but not what I was hoping to find. I was looking for the elusive images of Mae's aunts and uncles or perhaps her grandparents. Or even just images of her parents and her siblings when she was younger. She would always say that she used to have more pictures, but now had only what was on display in her living room.<br /><br />Monday afternoon, when I went to Mae's condo, I did not hold out much hope for finding additional family photos. I could not have been more wrong. It did not take long for photos to start emerging from all corners of Mae's home. Images stashed in desk and bureau drawers. More photos hiding among stacks of papers. Then the real find when I explored her storage cage at Southgate. Under the box containing Great Aunt Lou's carefully package wedding dress was a cardboard box filled with Deedy family pictures. Enough material to fill two suitcases. I am calling this collection of material "Mae's Suitcase Archive".<br /><br />I am now in the process of sorting through the treasure trove of images. I will be scanning, cataloging, and (hopefully) identifying all of the people and associated stories contained in the images. The originals will then be forwarded/dispersed among those in the family who should have them. I will work on putting all of the "Mae's Suitcase Archive" images that I capture digitally on CDs and send everyone who wants one copies - but this will take me some time. <br /><br />Here is an example of one of the images found and after conferring with my Father, here is what it means from a family history standpoint:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/JackMaryDeedyIrishWeddingwComments-708209.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/JackMaryDeedyIrishWeddingwComments-708188.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />My <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/2006/03/john-g-deedy-jr.html">Uncle Jack</a> married his wife Mary (Noonan) Deedy in Ireland. Both were from Worcester, but Uncle Jack was in Ireland studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Neither Jack nor Mary's family could travel to Ireland to attend, instead Jack's uncle, Patrick J. Deady represented the family. He was Jack's grandfather's younger brother. Baptised in Firies, Ireland in 1884, he never emigrated to America like his brothers and sister - Edward, Alexander, William, Morris, and Nora did. Instead he settled in Cork with his wife Joanna. At the time of this photo Patrick would have been either 69 or 70 years old.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-65333167254555996402009-04-06T18:21:00.009-04:002009-04-18T11:04:29.920-04:00Rita Mae Deedy 1915 - 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/RitaMaeDeedy2007sm-711687.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/RitaMaeDeedy2007sm-711680.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rita “Mae” Deedy</span><br /><br />She was born April 30, 1915 in Worcester, Massachusetts and named Rita. The fifth and youngest of parents Edward and Hannah, she was their late in life child, born when both were in their 40’s. Her eldest brother, Daniel was 14 when little Rita joined siblings John, Louise, and Elizabeth at 12 Wabash Avenue. She may have first been introduced to her siblings as Rita, but it was not long before the family started calling her Mae. The story goes that the doctor who missed her delivery placed her in her mother’s arms the next day exclaiming she was absolutely beautiful and should be named after the May day. <br /><br />Mae spent her career working in insurance in a claims office. General Adjustment Bureau was the company she retired from according to Uncle Justin’s memory. Mae was a worker – certainly not much of a traveler. She was a quiet woman, happy to let her more outgoing sister Bet carry most conversations. She was methodical and orderly – not artistic like her sister Lou. Change was not something she embraced – she spent the first 70 years of her life at 12 Wabash Avenue and all 93 years of life in either Worcester or nearby Shrewsbury. <br /><br />She was 14 years old when her eldest brother Daniel died in 1929. While that brother left young, her remaining brother John G. Deedy stayed close until 1985 when he passed away. He provided Mae with four nephews. The oldest Jack arrived when Mae was just 8 years old herself. Ed arrived when she was 10. For Jack and Ed, Mae was closer to being a contemporary – certainly she was not viewed the same as their adult aunts and uncle. Nephews Justin and Tom arrived later, when Mae was 16 and 20 years old – for them she always belonged among the adults. <br /><br />Today Mae quietly left us all and is reuniting with her parents, siblings and nephew Jack. <br /><br />The Funeral will be held Monday April 13 at 11 AM at St. Mary’s 640 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA. Calling hours at the funeral home are 9: 30 – 10:30 Monday April 13 at Callahan Fay Funeral Home 61 Myrtle Street, Worcester, MA. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery, Worcester.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.callahanfay.com/index.php?page=obituaries">Callahan Fay Funeral Home</a><br /><br />Worcester Telegram & Gazette Obituary <a href="http://www.legacy.com/telegram/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=125831548">link</a> - April 10, 2009. <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/Worcester%20Telegram%20%26%20Gazett%20Rita%20Mae%20Deedy.pdf">PDF version of page</a><br /><br />Here is the <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/Rita%20_Mae_%20Deedy_Obit_by_Justin_Deedy_Jr.pdf">Eulogy</a> Justin Deedy Jr. read during Mae's Funeral on Monday April 13, 2009.<br /><br />Lastly a special thank you to Bill Deedy who was kind enough to obtain a number of copies of the Worcester Telegram on the day Mae's obituary was published and handed those out to Mae's nephews Justin, Tom, and Ed Deedy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-74015169655212978682009-04-04T21:43:00.003-04:002009-04-04T22:02:28.741-04:00Rather take a pay cut than perform "woman's work"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/PatrickLCrowleyPatrolman-794185.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/PatrickLCrowleyPatrolman-794175.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Another article featuring <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/2008/12/patrick-crowleys-interest-career.html">Patrick Crowley</a> has been found and this one provides a wealth of information on the working conditions of Boston firemen and policemen in the early 1900's. <br /><br />The <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/1914FiremanonthePoliceForce.pdf">Boston Daily Globe November 29, 1914 - Fireman on the Police Force</a> article investigates why so many Boston firefighters are leaving their jobs and taking pay cuts to join the police force. Patrick Crowley (husband to Margaret Sullivan) was one of these former firefights turned patrolmen. The article displays his photo and mentions him. It is a long article, so I will not type it out below, you can click on the link above to read the full feature. Here is the bit I found most interesting:<br /><br />Why do so many men leave the Fire Department for the Police Department? <blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;">Too Much Housework.</span><br /><br />Full paid firemen who give up their positions now to enter the police service must expect to serve between five and six years before they are paid the salary that they were receiving when they made the change.<br /><br />Firemen have a day off in every five, two weeks' vacation, an hour and a quarter for meals, and when conditions permit are granted on Sundays what is known as "Church Leave." Unless an alarm to which their company responds is sounded, they are in quarters 20 1/2 hours daily.<br /><br />Actual firefighting occupies the smallest part of a fireman's time. It is the housework that wearies a fireman. In every house there are men who have duties similar to a servant girl. Making beds, sweeping and cleaning is a part of the everyday work of a fireman and in some houses the "skippers" are very exacting and have specially constructed brooms for locating tiny particles of dust.<br /><br />In some districts the firemen have to wind clocks and discharge other side duties not in line with firefighting, tasks which have been passed down to them from other generations.<br /><br />What a policeman has to do and how he should do it is outlined in the manual. You never have seen a policeman pushing a mop around unless it was in his own house. Policemen receive a day off in 15, two weeks' vacation, but no church leave. Day policemen have meal periods. Night officers do not. A house patrol in fire station is done in 24 hours a day and this breaks into the sleep of the men, but must be done.<br /><br />When the amount of time that a policeman devotes to his work is computed it is apparent that he does not have a great amount of time to himself, but still he is really never confined for any great period indoors. Within every six days a night policeman, in addition to his regular tours of street duty, has to do what is described as an "evening in the floor," a "house day" and a "morning in."</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-57748396208166740522009-03-24T20:08:00.003-04:002009-03-24T20:15:46.893-04:00Being Jack Barry for a night<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/FakeBarry-759686.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 121px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/FakeBarry-759669.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>I found this curious story in the New York Times archives this evening - I wonder what my Great-Uncle Jack Barry thought of it at the time? <blockquote><a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/%22Jack%20Barry%22%20Gets%20Night%27s%20Lodging">"Jack Barry" Gets Night's Lodging</a><br />New York Times<br />Feb 22, 1914<br /><br />CHICAGO, Feb. 21. - By telling physicians at the West Side Hospital that he was Jack Barry, shortstop of the Philadelphia Athletics, a shabbily attired man last night enjoyed a good night's sleep in a clean bed. The man asked for free remedial attention and after declaring he was Barry, was given special attention in a private ward. Charles Kuhn, ground keeper for the Cubs baseball park, was called in by the physicians and identified the man as Barry. Later, however, the man admitted he was not Barry when he was confronted with photographs of the baseball player.</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-70623785862642697292009-03-23T21:34:00.002-04:002009-03-23T21:42:39.886-04:00Promotion could be dangerous for the older policeman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Physical-797923.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 163px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/Physical-797883.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>I recently came across this <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/1929_May_27_Patrolman_Dies_In_Strength_Test.pdf">May 27, 1929 article: Patrolman Dies In Strength Test</a>. It appears a group of older Boston police officers were surprised on civil service test day with a new strength test section. One of the older officers exerted himself so much that he died while others ended up injured and hospitalized. <br /><br />Among the injured was a Sergent Maurice Sullivan who strained something while jumping with heavy weights. If this is my great-grandfather, he was 67 years old at the time of the test.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-26972930380786419082009-03-21T12:41:00.005-04:002009-03-21T13:15:44.303-04:00Mary McDonough Dowd<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/1911MaryMcDonoughDowdalt-716143.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 169px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/1911MaryMcDonoughDowdalt-716140.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>A new McDonough image has arrived for me to share. Pictured is Mary M. McDonough Dowd with three of her four children - son John Dowd and twin daughters Marie and Anna Dowd. Mary is buried with her parents, Bartholomew McDonough and Margaret Fay McDonough in St. John's Cemetery in Worcester (see <a href="http://www.deedy.com/albums/Cemetery%20Tour/target20.html">cemetery tour here</a>). This photo was provided by Dianne Dowd - Thank you Dianne! She dates the photo to 1911 and I will assume it was taken in Worcester, MA. <br /><br />Mary Margaret McDonough Dowd was born on July 11, 1882 which makes her about 1 month older than her cousin Katherine McDonough Kennedy (middle row seated last on the left) who is the third of Thomas' ten children.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/ThomasMcDonoughFamilyPhotoearly1900s-762703.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/ThomasMcDonoughFamilyPhotoearly1900s-762649.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>This photo likely dates to about the same time (give or take a few years) of Thomas McDonough's family in Worcester, MA. Thomas was Mary's uncle and all of his children were Mary's first cousins. It is interesting to click on each photo (to see larger) and compare the faces of the cousins.<br /><br />Another interesting thing to note that Mary and her uncle Thomas had in common - both had twins! Two of Thomas McDonough's daughters are fraternal twins. Could twins run in the McDonough family?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17585973.post-66811435076615262052009-03-21T11:40:00.003-04:002009-03-21T11:59:52.169-04:00Deedy Square Still There<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/DeedySquareNearViewSt-744951.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/DeedySquareNearViewSt-744904.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/DeedySquarePlaque-780946.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 110px;" src="http://www.deedy.com/blog/uploaded_images/DeedySquarePlaque-780931.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>A bit ago my cousin Shaun was kind enough to send along some photos he took in 2001 of Deedy Square in Worcester. I posted about the dedicated of the square here: <a href="http://www.deedy.com/blog/2008/10/deedy-square-in-worcester.html">Deedy Square in Worcester</a>. The square is still there, be sure to visit if in Worcester, MA. <blockquote>DEEDY SQUARE<br />Montrose & Euclid Streets<br />in Memory of LT John J. Deedy<br />Born: September 22, 1914<br />Wounded in battle – St. Lo, France<br />Died in England July 28, 1944</blockquote> Another marker to remember John J. Deedy can be found in the nearby St. John's Cemetery. Photos of that memorial can be found in the <a href="http://www.deedy.com/albums/Cemetery%20Tour/target6.html">2008 Cemetery Tour</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3