Margaret Alice Richards

Name/Title

Margaret Alice Richards

Entry/Object ID

2024.22.7

Description

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

2024.22

Source or Donor

Jackson, Neta Thiessen