To detail this decade would require three books.
The story catagory of the website does a decent job of it.A selection of pictures from the 1950s
Major World Events:
Richard and Kathleen got married.
Alan and Susan entered the world.
Kathleen and Richard graduated from college
Richard spent two years in the army
Albert Nitz graduated from Crouse School
Richard voted for president for the first time.
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Three of us together  |
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Kathleen McDowell - Not sure who the children are. Picture probably taken on Simcox Street so could include one or more of the Murphy children. They shared a duplex with us. | ||
| Richard and Kathleen So young but on our way to being together.  |
For several years Kathleen was very involved in both Camp Lakeside and Camp Craig as a student and later a supervisor. These two pictures represent both Camp Craig and Lakeside.
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1950s Are Susan and Alan cold?
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1950s Alan's 3rd birthday. Enough cake for all.  |
1950s Holding two friends.
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 Her first Christmas Alan's third birthday |
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Alan and Joel our
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| Alan is too young to drive besides he is getting in on the wrong side. . |
Not sure who the children are I do see Kathleen |
Christmas 1959: Did they get presents that year? |
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1950s Looks like Alan is taking care of his sister.  |
 had a new class starting. We were too tired to drive further anyway, We were 25 miles from Akron so had 1,200 miles to go, |
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Kathleen Nitz Kent State Graduate
at 22, Congratulations! She made great use of her degree. Her family is so proud of her. |
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 Not many pictures of Richard in uniform |
At the Neal Sink Farm |
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| Kathleen, Susan and Alan in conferance |
Albert Nitz, Kathleen's brother, graduation from Crouse School |
This monster with Alan seems to show up all the time My worry is that it is related to the Mysterious Burgler. |
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| Marlyn Chabrody a good friend of Kathleen I had only dated Kathleen once This is what was written on the back of the picture To Kathleen I hope you have a happy future with Dick Chab 1950 |
What is Alan doing? How is he using the cups? |
Where is Alan dangerously riding in the snow. |
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Kathleen and again that fast moving monster I wish we still had it around. |
M Chabrody and Elizabeth Nitz." . |
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| Alan's Baptism and as complete a family gathering as likely to be seen.  |
Looks like a happy group of known and unknown people  |
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A typical, and always welcome, picture of members of the Nitz famly with a vast range of ages and three generations.  |
The largest truck I sold at MCD Ford Took a lot of research and was fun. Owner reported it was fine.  |
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| I agree with Susan. My Grandfather and Grandmother, McDowell side, are in the front row It looks as if they are attending a wedding. |
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Richard at McDFord  |
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| Kathleen at a NYC museum. |
Albert and
Kathleen Nitz in front of Crouse School in Akron. Kay and
I went to a reunion there at an unremembered time. It was a good school. Probable date 1952. Same skirt as picture on left? |
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Doesn't Kathleen
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