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Next Steps in Researching Jane Darragh's Diagnosis

Image by rawpixel, edited by author. Last week I shared the beginnings of my research into Maria Jane Darragh's mental illness diagnosis of "acute mania." (If you haven't read that post, catch up here .)  Here's what I've been working on since then. Research Planning Given what I already know about Jane, I already have a good set of questions that I hope to answer about her acute mania diagnosis.   Her Life in St. Catharines, Ontario What would life have been like for Jane in St. Catharines? What was St. Catharines like at the time, it's population, trade, social and religious environment? What was Jane's married life like? What was it like raising her children in that time? Acute mania What was the medical understanding of acute mania in the late 19th century? What were the symptoms, how was it diagnosed, how was it treated at that time? How does one die from acute mania? Could Jane have been misdiagnosed? What other conditions could have...
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GENEALOGY CHALLENGE 2021 - Newspaper Clipping II

GENEALOGY CHALLENGE 2021

Newspaper Clipping II -  January 29th entry of a 31-day challenge to post a document, photo or artifact on social media every day in January.  

by Nancy Gilbride Casey

 



This clipping is a bit of a mystery, as it was loose in a box of my Mom's things. I don't have a date or a newspaper. I'm assuming that it is from The Cleveland Press, as they are listed as a sponsor of this Folk Festival in which my Mom, Anna Margaret "Margie" Kozlina Gilbride, was performing. She is shown in the small trio to the right, on the left side. 

Mom participated in Croatian folk dance for several years, and I'm lucky enough to have several great photos of her in her costumes. I never saw any of these costumes in person, so they must have belonged to the troupes and not to her personally.

I know that Mom went on at least one tour with a folk troupe, as I have a great letter from her to her family describing the hotel she was staying in. (See Mom's Big Trip.)

I plan to do some further research to date this article and find out more about the folk festival event. Look for updates in a future post.


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