Name/Title
Newspaper wedding of Judith Pickard & Ronald Barton 1945Entry/Object ID
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Judith Pickard, Ronald BartonScope and Content
A newspaper clipping from The Times Herald Record, here is a summary of the wedding announcement for Judith Pickard and Ronald Barton.
The Ceremony
Date: July 17 (year not explicitly printed in the body, but a handwritten note suggests 1945 context for the family, though the attire and details suggest a later era, likely the 1960s).
Location: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Middletown.
Officiant: Rev. Berthold Forrester performed the double-ring ceremony and Nuptial Mass.
Reception: Held at the Orange County Golf Club.
The Couple
The Bride: Judith Ann Pickard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Pickard of Middletown. She is a graduate of State University College at Plattsburgh and was set to begin teaching kindergarten in the Windsor (Conn.) School System.
The Groom: Ronald Winston Barton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cox of Middletown. He is a Villanova University graduate and worked as a preliminary design engineer for Hamilton Standard (United Aircraft Corp.). He was also pursuing a master's degree at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Wedding Party & Details
Attire: The bride wore a silk-cloud satin gown with a chapel train, alencon lace, and a coronet of seedpearls.
Key Attendants: * Matron of Honor: Mrs. Anthony Proia.
Maid of Honor: Miss Sally De Feo.
Best Man: Nicholas Cosco.
Honeymoon: The couple took a wedding trip to Bermuda and planned to reside in Windsor.
Notable Handwritten Annotations
At the top of the clipping, a handwritten note provides genealogical context:
"Son of Pfc. Arthur P. Barton - killed in action 1945. See 98th Annual Picnic Notice."
This note indicates that Ronald Winston Barton was the son of a soldier killed in World War II, and he appears to have been raised by his mother and stepfather (Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cox).
