Helen and Paul in Australia
Trip to Australia and making new friends.
Read More…Category: Photographs
These are photographs.
Painter Photos
A collection of photos mainly with the Painters . . . . Marion and Preston . . . and a couple of good ones with Marion, Tip, Helen and Preston. Enjoy!
Read More…Ole Melby ~ 1950 or so
Tip and Ruth Get Married!
This is the decorated car in which Ruth and Tip made their getaway after their wedding! I’m not sure of the date of the wedding, but I’m sure that cousins will supply it in a post.
Read More…Helen (Cranston) Peterson, Susanne and Charlie – Christmas 1960
These were taken from a movie showing Christmas morning, 1960, in Hot Springs, SD.
Read More…Helen (Cranston) Peterson
This is a photo of Helen that was taken sometime in the 1980’s. It is the way I generally remember her.
Read More…Wood Jett – Various Photos
Photos taken of Wood Jett (Dad) On USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) in 1971 At 1560 N Sandburg Terrace in Chicago – 1973 Newcastle, Wyoming in 1961
Read More…Susanne Davies – in 1960
These photos were taken in 1960 . . . one on the ranch in NDak and the other at USNA during Parents’ Weekend. Charlie & Susanne – at USNA Attie Jett (Grandmother) and Susanne
Read More…Davies – Susanne, John and Mike – McLean, VA 1972
These were taken in early summer, 1972, in McLean, VA where Susanne, John and Mike lived in an apartment. There are a couple of photos of the lot in Ellicott City – BEFORE the house was built.
Read More…Davies – Susanne, John and Mike – Ferndale, MD 1963
These photos were taken at the home of Susanne and John Davies in the fall of 1963. Mike had a bad cold.
Read More…Photos of Helen – in the 1960’s
Helen and Paul in Edgemont Helen, Susanne and John – Liberty Bell – Philadelphia – November 1963 Helen – Tired after arriving in Ferndale, MD – November 1963 Helen – Looking at Alan Shepherd’s Mercury capsule at Smithsonian – November 1963Helen, Susanne, John and Mike – Washington, DC – November 1963Helen – Mercury Capsule – […]
Read More…Bill Cranston – 1942
This is a photo of Bill Cranston taken in Canada in 1942. According to Helen, he was at the “Air Observer School.”
Read More…Photos – Helen’s Time at the Jett Ranch – North Dakota
These are photos of Charlie, Susanne, Attie and CB Jett and the ranch south of Bowman. Taken in the early 1940’s.
Read More…Battle Mountain Auto Camp – Early Photos
These are photos of the Battle Mountain Auto Camp – taken BEFORE Bess and Ole acquired the place. Probably around 1928 or so.
Read More…Melby – Early Photos
Who are these guys, anyway?? Photos provided by Jean Melby-Mauer. Come on, cousins – fill in the blanks with your comments below! ~ CCJ
Read More…The Cranston Plaid
This is the Cranston plaid from Scotland. ~ CCJ
Read More…Woodstock, Ohio Cemetery – Cranstons
Thanks to Janice Opsahl, here is where John Cranston (from Rhode Island), his wife, Phoebe, Lora Parks (Christopher Cranston’s first wife), Josephine P. Cranston and Mary Cranston are buried. The cemetery is in Woodstock, Ohio – near the place where John Cranston first settled.
Read More…Josephine Park Cranston Succeeds! ~ 1882
Josephine Park Cranston was SUCCESSFUL in getting the autograph of Oliver Wendell Holmes – January 2, 1882.
Read More…Tombstone – Charles Edward Cranston and Keturah Taylor Parke Cranston
Janice Opsahl provided the link to find this photo of the tombstone of Charles Edward Cranston and Keturah Taylor Parke Cranston – the great grandfather of Marion, Helen, Bill and Tip. It is located in Knox County, Illinois near Galesburg.
Read More…Richard Painter Wedding ~ 13 August 1983
The Preston and Marion Cranston Painter Family ~ 1963
As Dick Painter said, “Mom had anticipated this photo and wanted everything just right. Everyone had just the right clothes notice. Dan and Mary had tried using hydrogen peroxide and their hair was a little light colored. Ned did it and had me try it too. Our hair turned out an awful looking red so […]
Read More…Preston and Marion Cranston Painter
I think this is the wedding photo of Preston and Marion Painter.
Read More…Photos from Chris Cranston
These photos were uploaded by cousin Chris Cranston . . . please make comments if you identify specific individuals. I’ll do the best I can. ~ CC Tip and Bill sometime in the ’30’s Tip, Bessie, Bill, Wood Jett, Ole Melby OK Cousins – Who are these folks? Use the “Comments” below. ~ CC Bess, […]
Read More…Tip’s 80th Birthday with Family and Helen
These are photos taken on Tip’s 80th birthday with his family. Helen attended the festivities.Tip and Helen Tip and Helen Jean, Janice and Karen Bill Pat
Read More…Photo Collection from Helen Cranston Peterson’s Albums
Bess Melby at Battle Mountain Auto Camp – around 1951 Bess Melby going out to mow hay at the Shaw Place – 1926 – with Sam and Buster Bess Campbell (before marriage) 1908 Bill Cranston and Bob Painter 1942 Bill and Tip with Buster around 1918 Sailor Bob Dodge with Bill Cranston in Scranton 1918 […]
Read More…Charles and Keturah Taylor Park Cranston (Chris’s Parents)
Photos from “Prairie Tales”
These are photos taken from “Prairie Tales” – a collection of stories about homesteaders in Bowman County, North Dakota in the early 1900s.
Read More…Christopher (Doc) Cranston
Tip’s Story – 1933, Willett Place (age eighteen) as Written by John Ashford ~ 2003
This story is about the Willett Place on the Little Missouri River. It was located about two miles north of the Painter Ranch and on the west side of the Little Missouri River. The only way you could get to it was to ford the river at a crossing just a short distance downstream from […]
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