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Members of the Simpson Family, circa 1937
The Simpson family lived in the Silas Burke House, also known as Top o' the Hill. Two members of the family pose on a car bumper in 1937.
Tags: burke
Simpson Family: Top 'o the Hill Gang
Four young friends, (l to r) Bernice Rice, Mildred Simpson, James Wycoff, and Virginia Simpson at Spring Grove Farm, circa 1935. With no electronic entertainment, children played outside and with each other as late as they could.
Tags: childhood, recreation
Child's Doll, Sweetie Pie
Sweetie Pie was the childhood doll of Suzanne Fowler Neal. Sweetie Pie even played the Baby Jesus in a Christmas Eve Pageant at Burke Methodist Church.
Tags: childhood
1928 Buick
1928 Buick with Elgin Kirby, long time Burke resident, at the wheel. Photo taken circa 1937
Tags: burke, transportation
Barn, circa 1930
This barn was located on the Silas Burke House property.
Tags: agriculture, burke, historic site, silas burke