Thanks for writing back so quickly! And thanks for all the info on the Warren Theatre too. I’ve searched for it for a number of years and just found your info yesterday. My great-grandparents lived on Catawba St which is just a couple of blocks away from the theatre. The house they lived in is still there too. Thanks again!
I’ve heard a story about a dollhouse my grandfather, John Leo Sawdy, made for my mother in the early to mid 1930’s. The dollhouse was completely furnished, including working lamps. It was supposed to have been put on display in the windows of the Warren Theater and was photographed and written up in the local newspaper. If anyone comes across photos or the newspaper article, I would love a copy! :–) My mom was orphaned shortly thereafter so there’s no trace of the dollhouse in the family. My mom died at a very young age so it means a lot to her children to track down info about this very happy time in her life. Thanks so much if you can help.
Her name was Frances Lillian Sawdy, born Sept. 1926, daughter of Sarah Reynolds Sawdy and John Leo Sawdy; granddaughter of James Martin Sawdy & Annie Elizabeth Kelley Sawdy, 17 Catawba St, Roxbury & MaryAnn Sullivan Reynolds and William Reynolds, also of Roxbury.Thanks so much for any help or info, Nancy (Frannie’s daughter)
Thanks for writing back so quickly! And thanks for all the info on the Warren Theatre too. I’ve searched for it for a number of years and just found your info yesterday. My great-grandparents lived on Catawba St which is just a couple of blocks away from the theatre. The house they lived in is still there too. Thanks again!
I’ve heard a story about a dollhouse my grandfather, John Leo Sawdy, made for my mother in the early to mid 1930’s. The dollhouse was completely furnished, including working lamps. It was supposed to have been put on display in the windows of the Warren Theater and was photographed and written up in the local newspaper. If anyone comes across photos or the newspaper article, I would love a copy! :–) My mom was orphaned shortly thereafter so there’s no trace of the dollhouse in the family. My mom died at a very young age so it means a lot to her children to track down info about this very happy time in her life. Thanks so much if you can help. Her name was Frances Lillian Sawdy, born Sept. 1926, daughter of Sarah Reynolds Sawdy and John Leo Sawdy; granddaughter of James Martin Sawdy & Annie Elizabeth Kelley Sawdy, 17 Catawba St, Roxbury & MaryAnn Sullivan Reynolds and William Reynolds, also of Roxbury.Thanks so much for any help or info, Nancy (Frannie’s daughter)