Angela J. Brennan Family Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: Photo 2009-Oversize Photo 9

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Angela Brennan Family Photograph Collection has been organized into two series: Family and North Dakota. The basic processing was done by Angela Brennan.

The Family Series contains 330 individual photographs of family members and family events such as weddings, confirmations, graduations, and first communions. There are four albums that contain thirty-six photographs of the Stott branch of Angela's family tree. A baby book contains three snapshots of Angela. The albums cover the years from Angela's birth in 1919 through the 1970s as do most of the photographs in the collection.

The North Dakota Series contains 143 photographs representing people, organizations, and businesses in North Dakota towns. The Montpelier, N.D. people photographs are filed according to the decades of the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s. Twenty picture postcards of scenes from Fargo, Medora, New Salem, and the Peace Gardens are also included as well as a photograph album containing 370 photographs of family members from years 1950 through 1970s.

Dates

1920-1970s

Creator

Brennan, Angela J. Stott (Angela Juanita Stott), 1919- (Person)

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.

Copyrights

Biography

Angela Juanita Stott was born October 23, 1919, daughter of Frank E. and Mary Ellen (Schenecker) Stott at Montpelier, N.D. After graduating from the local school, she attended Dakota Business College in Fargo, N.D. in 1937-1938. In 1939 she married Berton Colling of Jamestown but they were divorced in 1940. She married James Murray of Fargo the same year and they became the parents of three children, Mary Margaret (now Mrs. George Thomas of Perham, Minn.), Karen Anne (now Thompson) of Memphis, Tenn., and James Alan of Bismarck. Mr. Murray died in 1949 and in 1952 she married James Arthur Connery of Gackle, N.D., a partner of his brother Norbert, as owners of Midway Service Station, Adrian, N.D., which dissolved in 1954 leaving James and Angela the owners.

James was the son of Thomas Paul and Mary Alice (Ford) Connery, who came to Gackle from Oklahoma. James and Angela had three children, Debra Kaye (now Lockwood), Kevin Michael and Kimberley Francine. Mr. Connery died in February 1959. Mrs. Connery and the children continued in the business until 1968. In 1969 Mrs. Connery married Don Brennan, and moved to Fargo, where she worked for Western Products, Sunset Memorial and for Silverline, Inc. The Brennans were divorced in 1973. Mrs. Brennan then attended the Veteran's Upward Bound Program for six months, later entering North Dakota State University with her daughter, Debra. She died November 27, 2009.

Extent

495 Photographic Prints (495 photographic prints.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Contains photograph of Angela (Stott) Brennan’s immediate family and ancestors. It also documents people, organizations, and businesses in Montpelier, North Dakota and other area towns.