Name/Title
Joseph Connell, Jr. to Karen Connell CauayaniEntry/Object ID
2024.11.12Description
A single page double-sided letter from Joseph Connell, Jr. to his daughter, Karen Connell Cauayani.Subject Person/Organization
May Cecilia Regan née Johnson, Joseph Hanrahan, Daniel F. ReganSubject Place
City
Los Gatos, SaratogaRegion
Central CaliforniaContinent
North AmericaState/Province
CaliforniaCollection
History CollectionCataloged By
registrar@numulosgatos.orgAcquisition
Accession
2024.11Source or Donor
Karen Cauayani née ConnellAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Karen Connell CauayaniLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
CorrespondenceNomenclature Sub-Class
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Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLetter Details
Time Period
20th CenturyAddressee
Name
Karen Connell CauayaniPrimary Language
EnglishTranscription
Transcription
Dear Karen -
- and then came Karen.
As the chat gives us a hint, Mom didn't always have too smooth a life. A young bride, when just 24 and with a year old daughter, her father died suddenly at Los Gatos. And I suppose shortly after that her husband, Joe, developed T.B. and lingered on until 1901. Leaving her with a ranch and a lot of hard work.
Presently she married Dan Regan, a really sweet guy we all know as "Gampy Dan." She moved to the Blaner ranch at Saratoga where he was the residential manager, and remained until he died in 1946, where upon she bought the cottage up in town.
The Blaners were skinflints, and didn't pay very well. But Mom kept the big old house neat and comfortable. Just ask Dorie. She always enjoyed visiting the ranch too.
I guess the other surviving members of the Hanrahan family, or maybe Gampy, managed Mom's old ranch. I was taken over to it several times, and visited one of M's aunts there, but don't know just what the arrangement was. The property was finally sold many years ago. We drove M down there one time, and found her old home. It has been rebuilt a number of times but she recognized a pantry window where Mom used to call to her to come in for supper.
So you have good genes.
Dad
P.S. Enjoyed the Krystal Kathedral kard.Language
EnglishRelationships
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Person or Organization
Karen Cauayani née ConnellNotes
AddresseePerson or Organization
Joseph Connell, Jr.Notes
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