Aah, the family vacation! Perhaps it was an annual road trip to Carey, Ohio, or a couple weeks at the cottage, but it seems the family vacations of yesteryear are tinted with nostalgia. These beauties were pulled from the archives of the Chaldean Cultural Center. Cass Lake was a popular destination for summer fun, as evidenced by the Matti boys playing in the water in the 1940s and Tom Matti in his boat on the lake in the 1950s. The group photo was also at Cass Lake, taken probably sometime in the late 1940s and featuring Shamamta Dickow standing on the left with Dorothy Najor on the right, and sitting left to right were Zarifa Saroki, Ruby Najor, and Jalila George. It seems to have been submitted by Josephine Sarafa. Another favorite getaway was Belle Isle, where Katu Matti is pictured with Jamila Binno, who’s holding a baby. The photo is dated 1937.
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Read MoreFrom the top, pictured are the weddings of: Vickie George and Badie Atchoo; Dr. Nathima and Dr. Peter Atchoo; and Michael and Andrea Gabbara. Shaw and Mary Hakim are pictured in the oval on the right. If you have archival photos you’d like to submit for consideration, please send them, along with captions, to edit@chaldeannews.com.
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