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    A number of pictures added recently of Baseball and school were submitted by Ron Shupe. Thanks for the pics and we look forward to read your comments about these photos.

    I will now, also be posting pictures that have been supplied by Bob Quinn. Bob has come across quite a few old photos, and he needs help to identify the poeple in those photos. He has obviously heard how good QCC readers are at placing faces.

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    Queens County's own local historian and star of the latest episode of Ancestors in the Attic, Tim MacDonald, has recently come by some old photographs. These photos were in a collection belonging to Armand Wigglesworth. Tim now has the task of cataloguing these photos, and as you can imagine, with very little information he is trying to piece together the puzzle.

    What he does know is that all the photos were taken in Queens County and all those pictured are or were locals to Queens County. He also knows that all pictures were taken between 1959 and 1962.

    So armed with this information and an insatiable curiosity, CAN YOU NAME THOSE FACES?

    Please click on the comments tab below the post of the picture and tell us what you know about that picture, no matter what it is. Based on all your comments, others may be able to provide a name. I will be trying to improve on the upload quality of the pics very shortly, but wated to get this new feature started. I realize that these faces are hard tp see, but you may have a copy of this photo, or were in this photo and therefore may be able to give some of the names of theothers. It would also be interesting to hear any stories about the picture thatt you may have to share.

    New pictures will be posted often and the picture on Queens County Community will also change to let you know there are new pictures to check out.

    Have fun and enjoy!

    Wednesday, November 24, 2010

    Mom, do I have to look? I don't like my hair.

      
    L-R Katherine Quinn Shankel, her Son, Meredith Shankel, and Katherine's brother-in-Law: Harold Shankel
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    1. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2011 at 2:59 AM

      L-R Katherine Quinn Shankel, her Son, Meredith Shankel, and Katherine's brother-in-Law: Bolton Shankel.

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    2. AnonymousMay 25, 2011 at 2:12 PM

      Looks somewhat like Bolton, but it is his brother, Harold Shankel from the Valley, and uncle to Meredith Shankel. The location is the brown Shankel house on Main Street next to the former Jones property on the corner of Main and School. The exterior of the house looks exactly the same as it did abt. 80 years ago!

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    3. Heather KellyMay 26, 2011 at 12:07 AM

      An interesting story to go with this picture. Thanks for that. Would that brown house on Main and School, be the McConnell house now? If so, I lived the first 6 months of my life in that house. My parents Everett & Freda Goulden had an apartment there and moved to a house with me and my sister, shortly after I was born.

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    4. Heather KellyMay 29, 2011 at 9:59 PM

      Bob McConnell's home is across from the old Henry property on the North side of the Street. The Shankel house was built by my great grandfather, T. W. Quinn as a wedding present for his daughter Katherine Quinn. Katherine married Owen Shankel, the local telegraph manager. Meredith was their only son. Meredith had quite a career and only passed away in his nineties in Halifax last summer. The pictures are from his "trunk" of memories.The telegraph office was across the street from Bain's Garage and Ford Sales, Bain's was where Thornes carried on business and now a clothing store. The telegraph building was originally built by Caleb Seeley, torn down along with the old Post Office to make way for the new Federal Building and Post Office.

      The Shankel house is across the Street from where Bill Raine lives...same side as the Seldon/Jones/Snow/Fownes property (now apartments). Next house down towards Fort Point on the right side of the street, same side as the apartments ( I believe this is where Laura Robertson lived as well).

      I must drive over there and check the house number. On a Goggle, the house is listed as No. 76, but that is Bill Raine's house. GPS is not accurate at times. I still like maps.

      Regards,

      Bob Quinn

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    5. Heather KellyMay 29, 2011 at 9:59 PM

      Thanks Bob again for some great history of Liverpool.

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