Ambrose History's Mysteries
1. Writing Rock Kids Group outing of unidentified Ambrose kids at Writing Rock, possibly around 1926. Can anyone identify any of the kids in this photo? Your feedback: From Adeline Christianson: The two children sitting on top of the rock are Jerome and Elene Grina. Ruth Bruseke is the adult holding Jerome. Gladys Shaw is standing in front of the rock below Jerome. Charlie DeKay (or DeKaye) is sitting on the ground in the right of the photo. From Karen Miller Proft: I believe the young lad with bangs who is holding his hat and taking a bow is my father, Gordon C. Miller. I also think that the topmost figure might be Gordon's older brother Harry A. Miller. From Peggy, Jean Shaw Bryan's daughter: Jim Shaw is between Gladys (aka "Rusty") Shaw and Gordon Miller in the lower left corner. Hugh Shaw is standing at the top to the right of Harry Miller with his tie blowing to the right.
2. 1914 Ambrose baby boom 1.
Mrs. Almos
and Helen 2. Mrs. V. Gilbert and May 3. Mrs. Claude Miller
and Marlys In the
background: Can anyone confirm any of these names, or identify the houses in this photo? Your feedback: From Darrel and Merle Parsley: The house with the ornate front porch in the photo above was known as the "Pete Hanson" house. Merle recalls growing up in the house in the early 1940's and remembers the rent being $10 per month. The two-story house in the background was owned by Mr. Slobogen who ran the Farmer's Oil Company. Darrel Parsley was able to identify the houses "by triangulation" when he noticed that the Slobogen house also appears in the right hand background of the photo of the Presbyterian Church, seen to the right. The Parsleys and the Slobogens were the only Catholic families in town at the time, so the priest, Father Wringring, traveled in from Crosby and conducted mass from the Slobogen's porch.
3. Three Frosty Views of Dad and Gilloley
This series of three photos depicting the U. S.
Customs House and the Soo Railway station are labeled Your feedback: From Shirlee Anderson Lee: I recognize the last name Gilloley and I know he worked at the U.S. Customs House at one time. I do not remember his first name or can't really help with the dates – that’s all I know. If I remember anymore, I will let you know. That is definitely the depot in the background in the pictures but I do not remember the U.S. Customs building being in the town of Ambrose (looks like depot in the background of that picture - maybe not). Where did you get these pictures? Were they in Harry’s collection? I wish Dad were alive - he would remember lots of these details. Good luck!!! Not sure where the photos came from. They were in Harry's "collection", but they didn't originate with the Miller family. From Jon Ness: In the mystery photo of the US customs house beside the Soo line depot the picture is of Harry Hammond who was the depot agent. The other man [in photo 3] is Vincent Gilloley who was the customs man. He later went to the border. I went with mom and dad to visit them many times. Milt Olson owns the custom house and plans to move it back to it's original site. From Donna Nelson: Milton Olson just solved a photo mystery for us. In the photos of the Customs house and the depot, the man in the "tam" style hat with his shirt and tie showing and who is standing next to the customs house in one of two photos you have of him, is Vincent Gilloley, customs agent. He worked at the main Customs station at the border, NOT at the satellite Customs house in Ambrose (per Adeline Christianson.) The other man, in the square dark hat and coat completely covering him, is Harry Hammond, Ambrose Depot Agent. The customs house that is now behind Milt's house still has "U.S. Customs" visible on the door. The larger sign above the door is gone. Milt hopes to move that building back to its original location someday.
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