Typed (!!) on the back is "The 'Myers Girls' at the Winchester Va Apple Blossom Festival, May 1949"
I know that these lovely ladies are my paternal grandmother, Jane Myers Dayton, in the middle, her sister Beatrice Myers Rogers, is on the left, and her younger sister, "Babe" is on the right. I know that Babe's maiden name was Myers, but I'm not remembering what her married name was. I know we went to Thanksgiving Dinner at her lovely home, and she had a daughter named Rosamund. I don't know if great-aunt Bea had any children, and I believe that she was married to a lawyer....one of them was, anyway. Time to dig out the family tree and see if I can unearth any more info.
Jane was born in 1871, I was named for her, with the a and e in my name moved to make Jean, and I have her engagement ring, now more than 110 years old.
She was a delightful, interesting person, who introduced us to her version of Waldorf Salad, always called Apple and Celery Salad in her home. We still have it every Thanksgiving. I wonder what those marvelous grins were about, and who picked those hats??! Gram's looks as if it is about to fall off her head!
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