Thursday, March 29, 2007

Photos from 29 Sherman St

From the famous "Pictures on the Projector" collection of Heado's color slides, here are some shots of the 29 Sherman St Nolans and their neighbors, just in time for Easter.
Thanks to Aunt Nancy for making them available in digital form.


Inspitaion for Tom Cruise in Risky Business

Dick Cheney got his smirk from Johnny

I see Kathleen Quinn lusting after these hats for Mary Rita.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

More 1940s Pix from Anne

Here are three more pictures from Aunt Anne's collection. Many thanks to her and Tommy Kane for digging these pictures up, scanning them and sending them so we all can see and enjoy the family history.

The captions below are Anne's.


"Puddy's initiation to Prospect Park with big brothers Ya-Ya & Bert"

"Here's another fellow who helped win WW II besides "MY Jack" that is".


Tom Kane hanging on out the corner, after the War,
waiting for Annie Nolan to walk by and notice him.

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

A December, 1960 Family Singing Party



Another batch of family photos from Aunt Anne who says:
"It as Dec. 1960 and all I did was tell the family to come out and see the new baby (Terry). What a party it was and all I could think was - we haven't even had the Christening yet!"



and is that Mary Jane in the lower right?

Saturday, February 24, 2007

Nolans Abroad: London


Mary Ellen, Caitlin, Ken, Claire and Nancy in London


London street directional signs


Ken and Mary Ellen


Peter Pan statue in Hyde Park


Art Exhibit at the Royal Acadany of Art


London Eye at night

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Dublin Day 2

Here are Wednesday's pictures from Dublin.


Two Irish with attitude. Mary Kate and James Joyce.


Mary Kate and Molly Malone


Rich and Mary Kate


Rich is always helping...


Dublin castle--home of the English rule in Ireland


Dublin Spire, on O"Connell Street, which replaced the Nelson Statue, blown up by the IRA 50 years after the Easter Rising of 1916.


The Irish flag flies over the General Post Office.


Detail of a figure in the Famine Memorial.


Irish woman on Grafton Street, 160 years later.


Irish pub reloading in the morning.


Irish tourist pub in Temple Bar


Best pub in Dublin, with rugby shirts in the window


Modern Pub grub


Georgian Doors in Merrion Square

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Nolans Abroad--Dublin

With Jack taking his BC semester abroad in Dublin and Liz taking hers in Cork, the Nolans have left Brooklyn for the week and gone for a visit. I am going to try to blog the trip every night. If the internet connections stay reliable, you might see more pictures of Dublin and London and the Nolans this week. Come visit along with us.

Rich and Mary Kate are in Dublin. Here are some pictures.



Jack, Mary Kate and Himself



Street signs in Dublin



Trinity College in Dublin. The students are trying to get the College to fly the Irish flag. The Brits are still reluctant to admit that they are not in charge. Imagine if the University of North Carolina refused to fly the American flag.



Irish student at Trinity



It's still a predominantly Catholic culture. Here's a sign outside a fish and chips shop on Shrove Tuesday



Rich, Mary Kate and I had good soup and saw a lunchtime play here and then Jack, two of his friends and we all had pizza here for dinner.



An Irish fiddler at a pub