From the Christmas tree it must be December. Based on the size of Patricia (in Marion's lap), it is surely 1952, which is why I am pretty sure of the ages listed. To add some perspective to the picture, in less than three years the flood of August 1955 would wash this house away. In 1952, Grandpa (72) and Grammie (60) Schlosser lived alone at the farm (all the kids had married and moved away). Justine (39) and Karl Sr. (50) lived at Cherry Hill in New Hartford, William (36) and Dottie (31) lived in Granville(is that right?), Mitzi (33) and William I (39) lived at the Old Lilacs in Granville, Earl (26) and Phallie (27) lived in Granville.
(Click on the picture for a larger image)There do not appear to be any mysteries in identifying the people, but perhaps there are some untold stories that the people in the photo would like to share. Does anyone from the photo remember this picture being taken? Do you remember other Christmas's at the old Schlosser Farmhouse in Pine Meadow (Puddletown)? Any memories of the house or family gatherings at that time?
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It was undoubtedly Christmas Evening. The entire family would always gather at Grammie and Grandpa'a for dinner and a final round of gifts to close out the Christmas Holiday. I have no specific recollections of this particular gathering. At this point in time, Frank must have been stationed in Groton, and have come up to Pine Meadow for the Holiday.
Bill is right, it had to be Christmas night. The Koch family always celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve, and we all usually went there for supper and the reading of the Christmas story and getting our gifts from the Koches. On Christmas morning Grammie and Grampa Schlosser would show up at our house about 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. and share part of our gift opening, from there they went to Uncle Billy and Aunt Dotties to share in their Christmas celebration. Then late afternoon on Christmas day all the families would head for "the farm" where Grammie had a light supper and we got our gifts from Grammie and Grampa, usually clothes or night gowns that Grammie had made and as we got older small things that Grampa made from wood. This custom continued even after the flood when we all gathered at the little red house on the hill.
I forgot to say that Grammie and Grampa's Christmas tree was always a hemlock. They are a bit more soft and droopy than the other evergreens. They would just go up into the woods and cut it themselves. I think when we were small and Aunt Dee still lived at home she would go get it.
Nice that you could pull that all together. Memories are very special.
Great picture. Nice to have so many cousins!
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