Photos of our Lives

New Orleans: 1972-74

The New Orleans pictures from 1972-74 appear in three albums in roughly chronological order. 

Click on a cover picture to see a slide show for that album. 

New Orleans 1972

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Dad retired in late 1972, and Mom, Dad, Carolyn, Michael and Sandy moved to New Orleans. After living in a rental house for a short time, they bought the house on Herald Street.

These late 1972 pictures include Susan’s birthday (in college at Dominican at the time), Carolyn’s birthday, Halloween and Christmas.

New Orleans 1973

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Michael turned 13 in 1973, Sandy turned 6, and Carolyn graduated from high school and then turned 18 in the fall. 

In the spring of 1973 Frank graduated from Tulane, and then in the fall started graduate school at Indiana.  Carolyn started college at Spring Hill in the fall.

And Kelly, Michael’s first shepherd, joined our family. 

New Orleans 1974

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Susan graduated from Dominican in 1974, Sandy had a pinata party for her birthday (7), and Carolyn had back surgery.

Carolyn’s back surgery led to a wave of bad “cast” puns that summer.Â