Linda Huesca Tully

Church Record Sunday: Sacred Solos for High Voice

Agnes Catherine Gaffney (1872 – 1952) Part One of Three Agnes Catherine Gaffney Not long ago, my second cousin gave me a lovely songbook that had belonged to her late mother, Benita Jane (McCormick) Olson and before her, our mutual great grand aunt, Agnes Gaffney. Titled Fischer’s Album of Sacred Solos for High Voice, it … Continue reading

Family Recipe Friday: Aunt Di’s Millionaire Steak

Delia “Di” Gaffney (1864 – 1952) Delia “Di” or “Deal” Gaffney. This is part of a group portrait of the six Gaffney sisters. There seems to be an impish expression behind those innocent eyes, as if Di had to stop whatever mischief she was up to to pose for this portrait. Of the six Gaffney sisters of Conneaut, Ohio, … Continue reading

Workday Wednesday: A Woman of Independent Means

Elizabeth “Lyle” Gaffney (1862 – 1934) Elizabeth “Lyle” Gaffney This picture of Elizabeth “Lyle” Gaffney is part of a group photograph of the six Gaffney sisters of Conneaut, Ohio. Born on May 16, 1862, Lyle was the second of the ten children of John and Bridget (Quinn) Gaffney. She was the … Continue reading

Sibling Saturday: Margaret Ann Gaffney

Margaret Ann “Maggie” Gaffney (1860 – 1949) Margaret Ann “Maggie” Gaffney As I mentioned in my last post, I have been somewhat frustrated in my inability to uncover more about my great-grandmother’s five sisters, the Gaffneys of Conneaut, Ohio. Two things I do know about these loving and much beloved sisters is that … Continue reading

Tuesday’s Tip: Share Those Stories!

For as many stories as my relatives told about “the (Gaffney) Aunts” of Conneaut, Ohio, it seemed that I could find only a fraction of information about them in books and historic resources. The Gaffney Sisters: Clockwise, beginning from the back row, left: Elizabeth, Delia, Margaret, Agnes, and Mary Jane. Taken in the back … Continue reading

Sibling Saturday: The Gaffney Sisters of Conneaut, Ohio

Mary Jane (Gaffney) McGinnis (1858 – 1940) Margaret “Maggie” Gaffney (1860 – 1949) Elizabeth “Lyle” Gaffney (1862 – 1934) Delia “Di” Gaffney (1864 – 1952) Frances “Frank” (Gaffney) Cherry (1870 – 1953) Agnes Gaffney (1872 – 1952) Clara Gaffney (1877 – … Continue reading

Thankful Thursday: A Daughter Remembers

Thomas Eugene McGinnis (1855 – 1927) Mary Jane (Gaffney) McGinnis (1858 – 1940) Benita Elizabeth (McGinnis) McCormick (1889 – 1984) Benita (McGinnis) McCormick, or “Aunt Detty,” as she was known to our family, kept a scrapbook of her life and memories. She began it in the early 1970s … Continue reading

Wedding Wednesday: Thomas and Mary Jane (Gaffney) McGinnis

Thomas Eugene McGinnis (1855 – 1927) Mary Jane (Gaffney) McGinnis (1858 – 1940) The photograph below comes from a page from the scrapbook of my great-aunt, Benita (McGinnis) McCormick, in honor of her parents, Thomas McGinnis and Mary Jane Gaffney. They were married on May 19, 1884, in Conneaut, … Continue reading

Sentimental Sunday: A Token of Their Love

Thomas Eugene McGinnis (1855 – 1927) Mary Jane (Gaffney) McGinnis (1858 – 1940) Face of Mary Jane McGinnis’ love token. What did the “M” stand for? Reverse side of love token shows it is a Seated Liberty quarter dated 1854. Good things come in small packages. Some years ago, my second cousin, Benita Jane … Continue reading

Those Places Thursday: Gaffney House, Conneaut, Ohio

John Patrick “Jeff” Gaffney (1826 – 1892) Bridget “Bridey” (Quinn) Gaffney (1843 – 1914) Thomas Eugene McGinnis (1855 – 1927) Mary Jane (Gaffney) McGinnis (1858 – 1940) Benita Elizabeth (McGinnis) McCormick (1889 – 1984) Page from Benita (McGinnis) McCormick’s scrapbook When my great-aunt, Benita … Continue reading