Margie Frazer Missing Aunt Eileen - Her Ancestry Partner

Margie Frazer - Eileen Doyle's Ancestry Partner!
(At the Sea of Galilee in 2019)

What a great e-mail I received recently! I claim the credit for getting Aunt Eileen to start the Doyle Dining Room blog, however, it was our cousin, Margie Frazer (wife of Jim Frazer and daughter-in-law of Marion Doyle Frazer) who really connected with Aunt Eileen on all the deep study. Margie helped out in great ways to keep the blog information solid and correct. And, cousin Margie misses her dear "Ancestry Partner"!😢 Here's her e-mail ...

July 16, 2021

Hi Theresa,

I still plug away at family history and when I find something new, my impulse is to call Eileen, knowing she will bubble with excitement.

I discovered the long lost parents of Sephora White — Joseph White and Alice Wells — who were born on Connecticut, lived in Canandaigua, and died at their son’s home in Michigan. (We didn’t even know Sephora had a brother — Merritt.)

Great addition to the family tree that I just had to share. So thanks for indulging me. I really miss my ancestry partner.

Blessings,

Margie

mfrazer51@gmail.com

An Extra Note from Theresa ...

Click below to learn more about Sephora/Sephrona White:

To Begin It is after the Revolutionary War of 1776

(The Doyle Dining Room - April 1, 2010)

The Six Children of John and Saphrona

(The Doyle Dining Room - April 11, 2010

More from Margie Frazer later on the same day ...

July 16, 2021

I would love to hear [Family] stories or collect any additional info. To see Doyle history in family tree form, see ancestry.com and the Marjorie R. Frazer tree. Free access at most libraries. Search for any Doyle and you will find the many branches. Also, lots of Bates history. Jim [Margie's husband] did the DNA thing before he died, so if any long-lost cousins turn up, I will let you know. 

Margie

mfrazer51@gmail.com

Connecting the Dots Between Margie Frazer & Aunt Eileen ...

The John Albert Doyle & Florence May Bates Doyle Family
circa 1929/1930

-Margie Frazer's mother-in-law is Marion Doyle Frazier ... the shortest girl standing behind the two chairs. Marion died in 2011 at the age of 90.

-Aunt Eileen Doyle Barbarisi's father is John Gordon Doyle ... the most central young man in the back row with the white vest (this was his wedding day!). John Gordon died in 1966 at the age of 59.

A Cropped, Close-up of Margie Frazier's Mother-In-Law and Aunt Eileen's Father ...

Marion Doyle Frazer; 1921-2011
John Gordon Doyle; 1907-1966

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How To Have Doyle Dining Room Posts Sent Directly To You ...

Many of you have been e-mail subscribers to The Doyle Dining Room Blog, and Thank You! It's been nice to have your interest in the Doyle Family Tree! Unfortunately, however, blogger is discontinuing its e-mail subscriber service this month (July, 2021). Evidently, there are new and improved ways to get posts of your favorite blogs sent to you.

And ... here's one way that works nicely! For free! On your phone or iPad, you go to the App Store and search for "Feed Reader." Select an option that looks good to you, and then download it. The one I chose (feeder.co—see icon above) has been working real well; all my favorite blogs show up nicely. And, it was free! (It also has an e-mail option ... but that's not free.)

App Store Icon & Feeder Icon

How the Feeder App looks when opened on an iPhone ...

The directions are pretty simple!

1) Download a Feed Reader App and open it.

2) Enter the URL: thedoylediningroom.blogspot.com

3) Click "+Follow."

4) Repeat steps 2 & 3 for any other blogs you like.

5) Back on the home screen, tap on your new App.

6) Select the post titles that capture your attention, and enjoy!

An Extra Note ...

I have no idea how long The Doyle Dining Room Blog will continue. For now, it seems a few intriguing things here and there stumble into my mailbox, so I put them in. I don't have the depth that Aunt Eileen (together with cousin Margie Frazer) had, but I enjoy a good story now and then.  Be sure to scroll back a bit ... there is a post on John Albert Doyle featured in an old Detective magazine called "Flynn's Weekly," a lengthy write-up on Aunt Eileen, and a post on Uncle Leo's woodworking. If you really scroll back, you'll discover a huge archive of Aunt Eileen's posts on family history. And, there are at least two more posts slated for August and September. It might end with the September post ... or it might not! We'll see!

Blessings, blessings,

Theresa

Uncle Leo Doyle's Artistic Wood Turnings

 

Video ...

Leo Doyle: Turnings With Drawers

Uncle Leo Doyle (grandson of John Albert Doyle and brother to Eileen Doyle Barbarisi) was recently invited to participate in the Lancaster Weekly Coffee Hour (via Zoom) to talk about his Wood Turning expertise—he offered a few tips, and showed some of his prized wood turning creations.

Ten Fast Facts on Uncle Leo & Wood Turnings

1) As a college student, Uncle Leo was studying architecture and realized that instead of drawing at the drafting board, he'd rather be creating.

2) Upon graduation at R.I.T., he was invited to start  a wood program at California State University—San Bernardino. This ultimately led to the creation of a Fine Arts program at the University!

3) Uncle Leo found the best part of teaching to be the 37 years of teaching woodworking and working with the students.

4) He found committee meetings to be the worst part of teaching woodworking.

5) His favorite kind of wood is Honduras Mahogany.

6) Uncle Leo took a sabbatical in Nova Scotia on Folk Art, which inspired him to create colorful hand-crafted wooden birds to work into some of his art pieces.

7) His dual-function pieces typically got the most attention at shows; for example: see the Sugar-Bowl-With-Spoon at 19:15 minutes.

8) His almost-hidden drawers in some of his Wood Turning projects are awesome.

9) He established a woodworking shop in 1,000 Islands, NY, but he sold his place there and is creating a new workshop in California—where he plans to do hand-crafted pieces only.

10) Despite hitting the big 80 this year, his enthusiasm and love for the art is still clearly evident.

My Favorite Wood Turning Piece Crafted by Uncle Leo Displayed in the Video:

The Cheese & Olive Table 🧀 

(a.k.a the Hors D'Oeuvre Table)

The Hors D'Oeuvre Table
(See 11:25 minutes in the video.)

Truly, each project displayed such creativity and heart ... it was a treat to have a mini tour of his stunning Wood Turning work! 

Vicki-The-Lovely-Assistant ...

Smart move to prevent the wood oil from getting on your pretty tablecloth! And Ruby was so cute!💗

A Young Leo Doyle Sitting on a Chair With His Father, John Gordon Doyle
A Detective Father with a Future Wood Artist Son!

The Lancaster Weekly Coffee Hour Write-Up on Uncle Leo:

Leo Doyle is a founding member of the AAW and a master craftsmen and teacher. Back in the 1970s and 80s, Leo invented methods of stack-laminating a drawer into a turned object, a technical unique never seen before and very rarely since. In this video Leo joins the Lancaster weekly coffee hour to show us his groundbreaking work, and take questions about it. 

Coffee Hour Host: John Kelsey

lancasterareawoodturners.org

Leo Doyle's Website:

LeoDoyle.net

Leo Doyle taking a break and getting some inspiration for his woodworking projects in the Thousand Islands ...

Leo & Vicki Doyle

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