My sister Marcia posted this picture of my mother. I assume it’s Daniel Dickinson school in Binghamton, NY. Can you find her?
But it was the black youth in the back row that intrigued me. He looked familiar. Specifically, he looked like a Walker, my paternal grandmother’s people.
My dad’s cousin Ruth confirmed that it was indeed Malcolm Walker, son of Melissa Walker Jackson. Melissa was the sister of my grandmother, Agatha Green, but she died when I was very young. He is first cousin to my father (Les Green), Sheldon Walker, Sydney Bullett, Gene Walker and Ruth Lewis.
Oh, my mom is in the third row, on the far left.
So this is a surprising piece of my genealogical puzzle. At some point, Dad’s first cousin went to school with my mom. It’s not shocking, but I never knew this.
BTW, yesterday was my Grandma Green’s birthday. When she died in 1964, she was the first significant person to die in my life.
Every time I think I’ve seen every picture pertinent to my childhood, something new surfaces.
Looks like you’re getting the same treatment. Enjoy it. 🙂