Ellen MacDonell was the last lady to call 632 W. Market Street home; she and her husband James (Jim) MacDonell lived there from 1942 to 1956. After moving, they donated 632 W. Market Street to the Allen County Historical Society (ACHS).[1] In this article, we will talk about her involvement with the ACHS as well as all the other facets of Ellen’s life. These aspects of her life include Ellen’s family, clubs she participated in, community outreach, and world traveling. Just like her mother-in-law, Elizabeth MacDonell, Ellen was very involved in the betterment of her community. She generously gave her time and support to non-profits and individuals in Allen County.
Ellen Orpha Mead was born in Randolph, Vermont, on August 4, 1904.[2] Her parents were John F. Mead and Florence Hughes Mead.[3] John owned a cattle brand called 8-V for 50 years.[4] He would become active in the California State Government when the family moved there in 1913.[5] Florence Hughes Mead will be more familiar to a Lima native. Her grandfather was John R. Hughes —Lima’s mayor during the Civil War.[6] Likewise, John Hughes built the Hughes-Russell Mansion, which used to be the YWCA building on W. Market Street.[7] Florence grew up in Lima and was close friends with Elizabeth MacDonell throughout her life[8] How Florence lived in California was very similar to Elizabeth; she was a leader of civil and cultural affairs in Hollywood and held the position of President of the Hollywood Women’s Club twice.[9] We can see the influence of Florence, and most likely Elizabeth, in Ellen’s character.
Ellen would be around nine years old when her family moved from Vermont to California,[10] and six years later, she graduated from Hollywood High School. Ellen then studied at Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts.[11] Dana Hall School still runs today and is a private girls’ boarding school. [12] From the time the school started until about the 1960s, it was a preparation school for girls planning on going to college.[13] Ellen would graduate from Dana Hall in 1920.[14] The prep school worked out splendidly for Ellen — attending Mills College[15] before transferring to Standford University in 1923 and graduating from Standford in 1924.[16] Her major was in History, perhaps a precursor to her passion for ACHS.[17] With Ellen’s mother Florence and Jim’s mother Elizabeth being best friends and visiting each other often, it is not hard to figure out how Ellen and Jim met.[18] They would marry on June 12, 1936, in Hollywood, with both of their families present.[19] Their lives would start in Lima immediately after their honeymoon.
In an article added to one of the ACM’s reporters in 2000, Jean Engstrom wrote about Ellen, “[She was] keenly interested in the activities of her family, she kept in close touch no matter where they might be.”[20] Ellen and Jim would have three daughters: Ann (Mrs. Thomas R. Gibson, of Flint Michigan), Gay (Mrs. Lee A. Williams, of Lima), and Janet (Mrs. Benjamin Shute, of NYC).[21] These three girls would be the first children to ever live in 632 W. Market Street, since Roy Banta, Alleene Hoover, and Palleene Hoover were all teenagers when they lived in the home. Ellen’s family moved into the home in 1942 after Elizabeth passed away.[22]
Similar to the Hoovers, Ellen and Jim MacDonell’s family seemed very close to one another. They vacationed together often, participated in the same clubs, and attended the same social functions. Ellen and Jim threw elaborate parties whenever one of their girls became engaged. Likewise, when Lee and Gay came back from their honeymoon, Ellen and Jim threw them a Holiday/Welcome Home Party at the Shawnee Country Club.[23] This closeness is also seen between Ellen and Elizabeth, her mother-in-law, and her sister-in-law Mary, A.D. MacDonell’s wife. Again, nearly every social event one of the three attended, the other two were also there. Similarly, Ellen always stayed close to her side of the family. As mentioned, her mother’s family had grown up in Lima, so Ellen’s maternal aunt, Mrs. William M. Weller, would visit every few years to see her family and friends in the area.[24] Ellen also traveled back to Los Angeles frequently to see her family, even after her parents were deceased.[25]
Ellen’s familial relationships were also apparent during her many trips. The year of 1964, the MacDonell family Christmas card might be one of the best glances at how the MacDonell family spent their time.[26] In March of that year, Gay joined her parents for a road trip around Texas and Louisiana.[27] They wrote that the trip was half business, half pleasure. Then, in October, Janet, Gay, Ellen, and Jim went on one of their longest and most exotic trips—flying to New Zealand, the South Pacific Islands, and Australia.[28] They traveled through different Asian countries during November and stopped in Hawaii in early December, to get back just in time to spend Christmas with Ann and her family.[29] We also know Ellen, Jim, and Elizabeth went to the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland in August of 1936, right after their honeymoon road trip.[30] The MacDonells traveled far more than these examples; however, these journeys illustrate who Ellen went on trips with and how well-traveled the family was.
Just like most of the other women who called 632 W. Market Street, their home, Ellen was very involved in the upper-crust society of Allen County. In her article on Ellen, Jean Engstrom wrote, “She was a gracious hostess who enjoyed cooking and entertaining friends with small lunches and dinners until the end of her life.”[31] Ellen also threw a party a year after she moved to Lima for Miss Erin Conner, Mrs. E. B. Timmermeister’s sister.[32] Miss Conner had been visiting from Augusta, Arkansas, and Ellen threw a party for her friend’s sister.[33] Ellen would host multiple other parties or receptions throughout her life.
There is no accurate way of talking about Ellen’s life without mentioning her involvement in several social clubs in Allen County. The list of them is staggering, “The Delphian Club; Art Study Club; American Association of University Women, and its Readers Group; Pi Beta Phi Sorority; League of Women Voters; YWCA; T & T Club; Shawnee Country Club; and the First Baptist Church, and its Hannah Circle.”[34] This list is not all-encompassing . The ones most significant to Ellen’s life are the T & T Club and the Delphian Club, evidenced by her decades long involvement . We’ll also quickly touch on a few of the others.
The T & T Club had both male and female members, and Jim was just as involved with the club— possibly more than Ellen. Only a few months after their marriage and moving to Lima, Ellen and Jim did a presentation for the club on Motion Pictures.[35] Since she had lived in Hollywood for some time, Ellen was often considered one of the leading experts in motion picture and cinema. This was one of the topics she frequently presented for the T & T Club, and for the other clubs she was attending. Travel and cultural knowledge were other topics Ellen often gave presentations. Specifically, one lecture for the T & T Club was on “superstitions” in Mexican culture,[36] and another time she explained a paper titled “The Dutch East Indies Today.”[37] Ellen and Jim often would host a meeting for T &T and lead the presentation of the evening. This was uncommon, according to one article about it, which stated, “So on Friday evening the couple not only hosted the annual Christmas dinner for T & T club but Mrs. MacDonell presented a fine talk on a couple of unique holiday gift items.”[38] Ellen went on to explain to the reporter that they found it easy to give the program while also hosting.[39] The article still seems to find it rather impressive. The holiday gift items showcased by Ellen were display spoons from her own collection and Georgia McAfee’s, which were on sale at McAfee’s shop.[40] A few years later, Ellen and Jim held a T & T meeting at their home and hosted the presentation again. This one was about poetry by a local man named Eugene. The poetry had been found in someone’s attic.[41] The club seemed enamored with Eugene’s writing and Ellen’s reading.
Like the T & T Club, Ellen often presented on motion pictures and different cultures for the Delphian Club. Approximately one year after moving to Lima, Ellen was a member of the woman’s only Delphian Club.[42] For the 1937-38 season, they described their upcoming events as “a series of entertaining papers and articles on literary, musical, artistic and domestic subjects.”[43] A month later, Ellen was appointed as a delegate for the Delphian Club to the Lima Motion Picture Council.[44] For the 1940-41 season, Ellen was appointed the treasurer for the club.[45] Similar to the T & T club, she gave several presentations: one with Mrs. Charles H. Cory on Jury Duty,[46] another on Chinese Art,[47] and then she did another presentation in 1975, but the newspaper did not specify what it was on.[48] Ellen was also on the Delphian Club’s committee for the Hospital for the 1963-64 season.[49] We can see through these two club examples how close to her community Ellen was and how she worked with other people to make Allen County a better and more educated place.
There was many more clubs Ellen participated in that were intriguing and highlighted her connection to the community. Ellen was also part of the, Arbutus Club, just like her mother-in-law Elizabeth, which was a similar club to the Delphian Club but with even more of a focus on literature.[50] She also was active with The Women’s Club in Lima and went to the meeting where the replica of Mount Vernon was displayed for the group at Hotel Argonne.[51] The Lotus Club held a musical program, and the newspaper mentioned Ellen being there.[52] It was not clear if Ellen was a part of the Lotus Club, but the event was held at the Shawnee Country Club where she was a member with Jim.[53] The Art Study Club was another club she attended and gave presentations to—showing them through the MacDonell house in 1968,[54] presenting on Thorne Miniature rooms,[55] and helping Gay host a program in 1975.[56] Ellen was also a member of the American Association of University Women (AAUW. In 1956, she hosted the AAUW President of Ohio, Mrs. Ralph Alspaugh, at her house for a meeting.[57] Later, she would host 75 women for another AAUW meeting at her home. At this meeting, Joan Angell shared the Norwegian Education system and its advantages to the United States Education system.[58] Finally, it seems Ellen was also a part of the Friends of the Library group and held meetings at her home for that group as well.[59] This is all to say, that the clubs Ellen was a part of were one of the main ways she was connected her community.
Similarly to Elizabeth, and many of the women who lived at 632 W. Market St., Ellen spent much of her time pursuing philanthropy and working for the greater good of her community. As far as other avenues of community work, Ellen was a member of the First Baptist’s Hannah Circle.[60] However, she helped the church far beyond just that group. First Baptist had a debt liquidation campaign -in 1960s; Jim was a chairman of the campaign.[61] With much of the charity work they did, Jim and Ellen both helped the campaign, including speaking together at a kick-off dinner in 1962.[62]
Ellen was active in many cultural institutions. She was one of the sponsors for the Junior Service League Follies in 1937 shortly after arriving in Lima.[63] Later, Jim and Ellen were stated to be two of the individuals “subscribing one hundred percent of their goals” for the annual drive for the Community Chest in Lima in 1939.[64] The wording is a bit tricky but we will guess it means matching donations. In the 1950s, there was money raised for a convalescent home in Lima; the MacDonells were one of the donors on this project.[65]
Eleven years later, when the Lima Convalescent House Foundation was running, Ellen became the foundation’s treasurer.[66] After moving to their home at 2255 W. High Street, the couple opened their home the Junior Service League again for a Home and Garden Tour.[67] Their W. High Street[68] house was full of art and objects from all over the world, making it a highlight for the Home and Garden Tour.[69] Ellen also helped the YWCA sell patron memberships. These memberships were for sending children to summer day camp programs and free swimming lessons.[70] Near the end of Ellen’s life, she wrote a letter to the editor of the Lima News about widening the street between Metcalf and Baxter.[71] She believed it would make the sidewalks unsafely close to the road, disrupt business for the Museum, Library, and YWCA, rid the sidewalks of shade because the trees would be taken out, and destroy one of the only historical areas in the city.[72] Retrospectively, her points were quite valid; it is a shame no one listened. These examples are not a cumulative representation of Ellen’s involvement in the area and generosity, but they do show how much she gave back and cared about her community.
Ellen’s legacy is entwined with the Allen County Museum, just like her husband’s and mother-in-law’s legacies. Specifically, the MacDonell House, which she and Ann decorated in the 1890s Victorian Style that we see today.[73] We will discuss the specifics of that transformation in next month’s newsletter article. We also know that the MacDonells donated many artifacts to the Allen County Museum. The comprehensive rocks and minerals display is mostly made up of their donations; the 1976 building project onto the museum was spearheaded and named after them; and even the beloved miniature replica of Mount Vernon was acquired by the MacDonells. They even donated one of the parking lots to the museum[74] as well as donated the wood for the creation of the Elizabeth M. MacDonell Memorial Library. Undoubtedly, there are a million other small or large artifacts or projects the MacDonells assisted the Allen County Museum with over the years. Due to their continued patronage throughout the years, in 1960, an appreciation dinner was held to honor Ellen and Jim MacDonell.[75] One of the museum’s board members spoke, “‘We’ve had many benefactors,’ Judge Davison said, ‘but none who have held the interest of this organization to their hearts more than Jim and Ellen MacDonell… None of us have words to express our appreciation.”[76] Ellen and Jim MacDonell helped the museum grow into the cultural and historic place it is today.
Unfortunately, even the most wonderful people only have a finite amount of time on earth. Jim would pass before Ellen, dying on June 23, 1991, in Lima, and he was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.[77] Ellen would survive him for several years until she became ill in 1998.[78] On August 12, 1999, Ellen would also pass away.[79] She was survived by her three daughters, ten grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.[80] The service and burial were a private family affair, but the obituary stated, “memorial contributions may be made to the James A. and Ellen O. MacDonell Memorial for the Benefit of the MacDonell Fund of the Lima Community Foundation… or First Baptist Church.”[81] Even in death, Ellen remembered her community and the institutions that matter most to her, and that is how she is remembered.
Endnotes:
[1]Jane Owen, “Museum Guides Tour the Past with Aid of MacDonell Couple,” Lima News, September 12, 1985, Cut out newspaper article in James A. MacDonell file in Allen County Archive.
[2] Jean Engstrom, “Ellen MacDonnell,” The Allen County Reporter, Winter Issue, Vol. LVI, 2000, No. 1, 5.
[3] “John F. Mead Obituary,” White River Valley Herald, July 24, 1947, Newspaper.com, Accessed August 23, 2024, https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/658240745/.
[4] Ibid.
[5] Ibid.
[6] Jean Engstrom, “Ellen MacDonnell,” The Allen County Reporter, Winter Issue, Vol. LVI, 2000, No. 1, 5.
[7] Ibid.
[8] Ibid., 6.
[9] “John F. Mead Obituary,” White River Valley Herald, July 24, 1947, Newspaper.com, Accessed August 23, 2024, https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/658240745/.
[10] Ibid.
[11] Jean Engstrom, “Ellen MacDonnell,” The Allen County Reporter, Winter Issue, Vol. LVI, 2000, No. 1, 5.
[12] “Mission and Values,” Dana Hall School, Accessed September 9, 2024, https://www.danahall.org/about/mission-and-values.
[13] Ibid.
[14] Jean Engstrom, “Ellen MacDonnell,” The Allen County Reporter, Winter Issue, Vol. LVI, 2000, No. 1, 5.
[15] “Ellen Mead, Standford University Yearbook, 1926, page 75-Full Page,” Ancestry.com, Accessed September 9, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/120641045/person/112003486137/media/eeea7ea9-a87c-4d1a-9a4b-03624d32ac64?queryId=d8fd3141-6b32-4dca-9753-b6c144b8d6db&_phsrc=ppw287&_phstart=successSource.
[16] Jean Engstrom, “Ellen MacDonnell,” The Allen County Reporter, Winter Issue, Vol. LVI, 2000, No. 1, 5.
[17] “Ellen Mead, Standford University Yearbook, 1926, page 75-Full Page,” Ancestry.com, Accessed September 9, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/120641045/person/112003486137/media/eeea7ea9-a87c-4d1a-9a4b-03624d32ac64?queryId=d8fd3141-6b32-4dca-9753-b6c144b8d6db&_phsrc=ppw287&_phstart=successSource.
[18] Jean Engstrom, “Ellen MacDonnell,” The Allen County Reporter, Winter Issue, Vol. LVI, 2000, No. 1, 6.
[19] Ibid.
[20] Ibid., 5.
[21] Ibid., 6.
[22] Jane Owen, “Museum Guides Tour the Past with Aid of MacDonell Couple,” Lima News, September 12, 1985, Cut out newspaper article in James A. MacDonell file in Allen County Archive.
[23] “Around Town,” Lima News, December 10, 1967, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 23, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1967_12_10_0042.
[24] “Personals,” Lima News, June 6, 1943, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1943_06_06_0014.
[25] “Personals,” Lima News, January 28, 1951, Accessed September 9, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1951_01_28_0023.
[26] The MacDonell Clan Calendar 1964, in James A. MacDonell file in Allen County Archive.
[27] Ibid.
[28] Ibid.
[29] Ibid.
[30] “Personals,” Lima News, August 16, 1936, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1936_08_16_0023.
[31] Jean Engstrom, “Ellen MacDonnell,” The Allen County Reporter, Winter Issue, Vol. LVI, 2000, No. 1, 5.
[32] “Society,” Lima News, July 2, 1937, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1937_07_02_0027.
[33] Ibid.
[34] Jean Engstrom, “Ellen MacDonnell,” The Allen County Reporter, Winter Issue, Vol. LVI, 2000, No. 1, 6.
[35] “Clubs Calendar,” Lima News, October 22, 1936, Accessed September 9, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1936_10_22_0014.
[36] “Initial Meeting is Held by the T and T Club,” Lima News, October 26, 1941, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1941_10_26_0019.
[37] “Society,” Lima News, December 1, 1946, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1946_12_01_0019.
[38] “Around Lima,” Lima News, December 14, 1965, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 23, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1965_12_14_0016.
[39] Ibid.
[40] Ibid.
[41] Hope Strong, “Where There’s Life…” Lima News, January 24, 1968, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 23, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1968_01_24_0020.
[42] “Prominent Literary Group Plans Diversified Study Course for Coming Year,” Lima News, August 29, 1937, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1937_08_29_0014.
[43] Ibid.
[44] “Social Calendar,” Lima News, September 20, 1937, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1937_09_30_0002.
[45] “Delphian Club Closes Season with Luncheon,” Lima News, May 16, 1940, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1940_05_16_0016.
[46] “Delphian Club Plans Program for Season,” Lima News, September 12, 1948, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1948_09_12_0025.
[47] “Delphian Club Meets Wednesday,” Lima News, January 18, 1959, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1959_01_18_0026.
[48] “Literary Club Agendas Highlight Book Reviews,” Lima News, November 16, 1975, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 23, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1975_11_16_0021.
[49] “Delphian Club to Open Season with Luncheon,” Lima News, September 11, 1963, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1963_09_11_0014.
[50] “Arbutus Club Entertains with Guest Meeting in Home of Mrs. J. E. Galvin,” Lima News, January 11, 1937, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1937_01_11_0014.
[51] “Woman’s Club Entertains with Guest Luncheon in The Hotel Argonne Monday,” Lima News, February 21, 1938, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1938_02_21_0004.
[52] “Guest Meeting Held Monday by Lotus Club,” Lima News, May 16, 1939, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1939_05_16_0016.
[53] Ibid.
[54] “This and That,” Lima News, May 2, 1968, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 23, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1968_05_02_0018.
[55] “Literaty Topics Due,” Lima News, November 24, 1974, Accessed September 9, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1974_11_24_0023.
[56] “Literary Club Agendas Highlight Book Reviews,” Lima News, November 16, 1975, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 23, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1975_11_16_0021.
[57] “AAUW Members to Hear Talk by State President,” Lima News, May 9, 1948, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1948_05_09_0021.
[58] “AAUW Members Hear Joan Angell,” Lima News, October 21, 1956, Accessed September 9, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1956_10_21_0032.
[59] “Society Calendar,” Lima News, December 15, 1957, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 23, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1957_12_15_0028.
[60] “Ellen MacDonell Obituary,” The Lima News, August 15, 1999, Accessed August 9, 2024, https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/865037168/.
[61] “Loyalty Dinner at First Baptist Church,” Lima News, May 11, 1962, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1962_05_11_0013.
[62] Ibid.
[63] “‘Follies’ Patrons are Announced,” Lima News, August 29, 1937, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1937_08_29_0014.
[64] “Half-way Mark Reached in Annual Chest Drive,” Lima News, October 19, 1939, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1939_10_19_0010.
[65] “Help Yourself…” Lima News, December 13, 1953, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1953_12_13_0047.
[66] “Installation Scheduled Tuesday,” Lima News, January 19, 1964, Ancestry.com, Accessed August 28, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1964_01_19_0023.
[67] Hope Strong, “Where There’s Life…” Lima News, April 11, 1965, Ancerstry.com, Accessed August 23, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1965_04_11_0018
[68] This is the home they moved into after the MacDonell House.
[69] Ibid.
[70] “YW Driving Coming,” Lima News, December 29, 1966, Accessed September 9, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7751/images/NEWS-OH-LI_NE.1966_12_29_0016.
[71] “Widen the street first at Baxter, not at Metcalf,” Ellen MacDonell, From our Readers, Unknown Newspaper, January 8, 1995, Newspaper Clipping in James A. MacDonell File at the Allen County Archive.
[72] Ibid.
[73] Jean Engstrom, “Ellen MacDonnell,” The Allen County Reporter, Winter Issue, Vol. LVI, 2000, No. 1, 6.
[74] “James A. MacDonell, Biographical Description,” In James A. MacDonell File in Allen County Archive.
[75] “Appreciation,” Newspaper cut out with unknown date and newspaper, In James A. MacDonell File in Allen County Archive.
[76] “James MacDonells Honored by Allen Historical Society,” The Lima Citizen, December 7, 1960, Cut out newspaper clipping in James A. MacDonell File at the Allen County Archive.
[77]“James Alfred MacDonell,” Find a Grave Index, Accessed September 25, 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/149904841:60525?tid=&pid=&queryid=e925e962-dd71-400d-9969-8ab2e013189d&_phsrc=ppw299&_phstart=successSource.
[78] Jean Engstrom, “Ellen MacDonnell,” The Allen County Reporter, Winter Issue, Vol. LVI, 2000, No. 1, 7.
[79] Ibid.
[80] “Ellen MacDonell Obituary,” The Lima News, August 15, 1999, Accessed August 9, 2024, https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/865037168/.
[81] Ibid.
Photo Credit:
Crowds at the Great Lakes Exposition; Sherwin Williams bandshell and Terminal Tower in the background, 1936, https://clevelandmemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/general/id/5354.
Stanley Galli, Hawaii, United Air Lines, [between 1960 and 1970], LC-USZC4-13496, https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2007676182/.
All other photos are from the Allen County Archive or in Public Domain.
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