Name/Title
Margaret Alice RichardsEntry/Object ID
2024.22.7Description
Margaret Alice Richards, age 13, had just graduated from 8th grade. This is her 8th grade graduation photo. Margaret was the only Richards family member who survived the collapse of the Van Deusen home in the tornado.Context
The Ray Richards family from Columbus, Ohio arrived in Lorain, Ohio for a weekend visit with Ray's sister, Margaret (Richards) Van Deusen (wife of attorney C.E. Van Deusen), and her family Saturday, June 28, 1924, looking forward to a weekend family reunion. "Aunt Ruth," another Richards sibling, joined the two families.Acquisition
Accession
2024.22Source or Donor
Jackson, Neta Thiessen