Name/Title
Memorial Record for Helene Palmer Forsyth, 1968Entry/Object ID
2006.21.3Description
ACC. NO. 06.21.3
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: 1968
OBJECT: MEMORIAL CARD
DESCRIPTION: A BOOKLET-STYLE MEMORIAL CARD. BINDING CONSISTS OF A SILK TIE AND TASSEL. ILLUSTRATED COVER DISPLAYS LILIES, CHURCH WINDOW, AND A MESSAGE WHICH READS, "MEMORIAL RECORD."
SIZE: L 8-1/2" X W 5-1/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A MEMORIAL RECORD FOR THE LATE HELENE PALMER FORSYTH, BORN IN SAN FRANCISCO ON MARCH 31, 1879; DIED IN ALAMEDA ON DECEMBER 15, 1968. SHE CAME TO ALAMEDA WITH HER MOTHER AND 6-YEAR OLD SON FOLLOWING THE EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE IN SAN FRANCISCO (WHERE THEY WERE BURNED OUT). SHE SUBSEQUENTLY HAD A SECOND CHILD-HELENE (HELENA) AMES. MRS. FORSYTH AND HER LATE HUSBAND, WILLIAM C. FORSYTH WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING THE HOME AT 2146 SAN JOSE AVENUE CONSTRUCTED. SHE RESIDED IN ALAMEDA 62 YEARS, AND PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 15, 1968 AT 2:30 PM.
DONOR: ESTATE OF HELENE AMES
CATALOGED: MARCH 11, 2006
