Mary Effie Carter

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Death Was All Around Us

-written 3/9/24 to 5/10/24 Coming up with titles for blog pieces is a significant part of my writing process. Especially when my thoughts run deeper on an expression, I feel the title needs to somehow encapsulate the essence of my thoughts. Tonight, I’ve been listening to Band of Brothers episodes for the first time in a long while, while doing some other work and musing in the back of my mind on this piece. In one of the interspersed interviews...

Mabel Irene Linger

My mother’s older sister, Mabel Irene Linger, was fourth in the birth order of the ten Linger siblings born to John Curry Linger and Mary Effie Carter. __________ On the back of one of the above three photos, was a hand-notation that it was taken at Glen Echo. Since the attire of Aunt Mabel and her friend are identical, I grouped the three images together. I Googled “Glen Echo” and discovered a bit of interesting history. It was an amusement...