Christmas 1960

Everyday until Christmas, I am going to try to post a picture from a past family Christmas.

Mom’s Christmas Table

My mother’s Christmas Table in 1960. Behind my mother is a built-in china cabinet. On the top left she has some dishes and on the top right is my doll collection. You can see part of an old-fashioned telephone on the right. My grandmother is sitting on the chair against the wall and above her is the Knick-Knack shelf that went from house to house with us. On the table is a terrarium. The camera flash can be seen reflecting off the glass doors behind my mother.

Pictured here is my brother with our second cousin, Diana in 1962 Look at all the presents behind them. This was the first year that we did not have a real tree and my parents went with an aluminum tree. In the background is our Grand Aunt Helen.

Everyday until Christmas, I am going to try to post a picture from a past family Christmas.

Christmas 1960

Family photo from Christmas 1960. Back left: Ralph Bowers (grand Uncle), George Manfroid (father), Fred Kaiser (grandfather). Next row: Martha Treppa, Elizabeth Farrell (great aunt), Dorothy Manfroid (mother), Helen Kaiser (Grandmother), Helen Bowers (grand aunt). Front: Ronald Manfroid (brother) and me (Gail). Notice the Texaco Truck in front of my brother. My grandfather worked for Texaco for 45 years, and was still working for them when this picture was taken. He retired in 1963. It was unusual to have Ralph and Helen Bowers, Martha Treppa, and Elizabeth Farrell in our family pictures. They were with us on some holidays, but not all. I think this picture was taken at the last minute before they left because of the shopping bags and boots on Aunt Helen. Missing from the picture is my Uncle Russ, but he appears in the next one and I am missing from that one.

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