Dan Munn, my great-great grandfather, died. He was 59. My grandfather was not quite 2 years old at the time and Aunt Viola wasn't born yet. Even after all this time, we have reminders and artifacts from him, even his land!
The baby is my grandfather. His mother Sarah Kathryn is standing to the left, and his grandmother Elizabeth Ann is in the carriage with him. His father Ira is holding the horse at center, cousin Frank Barker is holding the carriage. That is Dan at the far right. By the age of my grandfather, this was probably taken in the summer just before Dan died.
This was his house in Hopefield as it looked in 1945, already abandoned for decades and falling into the ground. That's Sadie and Viola with some of their children looking around.
This is the same farm about 1900. Dad owns this land now
Dan at the far right, with family, 1907. That's my great-grandfather Ira in the middle
Dan is buried with his wife and many of their children at the Wood Island Cemetery
Dan built this sideboard. This is the same one Dad is refinishing now. Even a century later, we have reminders of who and where we came from, which is a gift.
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