On This Day - Mae Holland

Mary "Mae" Killeen Holland
5 Sep 1898 - 8 Dec 1980

On Dec 8, 1980, my sweet grandaunt Mary “Mae” Killeen Holland died in Portsmouth, Virginia of congestive heart failure.

 

Cliff and Mae with their children
John and Ebbie

Aunt Helen and Aunt Mae
Helen captioned this picture
"Masked Dancers"
about 1918

Wendy

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Sepia Saturday: Sisters in Headbands

Sepia Saturday challenges bloggers to share family history through old photographs.

This week’s Sepia Saturday prompt celebrates the 90^th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II by featuring a picture of her and her sister Margaret in their younger days when they performed in a pantomime production of Aladdin at Windsor Castle.

My grandaunts Helen (Killeen Parker) and Mae (Killeen Holland) were not performing in any sort of dramatic production when these photos were taken, yet Helen thought they appeared rather exotic in those headbands.

Masked Dancers
While Helen and Mae were posed much like dancers, they were not wearing masks.

Helen and Mae about 1920

Oriental Lady
Does Helen look like an “Oriental” lady to you?

Helen about 1920

They look more like the Karate Kid, if you ask me.

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