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Pearl Farm: Project “Update”
I can’t believe it has been a year since I hosted the “before” party at the Pearl Farm on July 2, 2022. The idea was to bring people in from all over the country that had a personal connection to me or to the property, so that they could see it before I embarked on the…
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Robert L. Pearl
My great great grandparents, James H. and Rosa Pearl, who founded the Pearl Farm, and built our farmhouse, had six children, Mary, Rose, James A., John, my great grandfather Tom, and Frank. Tom married Florence Doyle, and they had six children, Marjorie (Marj or Margie-my grandmother), James B. (J.B.), Robert (Bob), Maureen, Virginia (Ginger), and…
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Aunt Gen
The following is a story that my grandma wrote about her Aunt Genevieve Doyle Dockry, her mother’s youngest sister. Aunt Gen By Marj Pearl Guerich Date: Unknown -late 90s Many times during the years I have been told that I look like Aunt Gen. She was the youngest of my mom’s sisters and only thirteen years old when…
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The Dockrys
I started this site to document some of our Pearl Family history and to memorialize the long journey of rehabbing the piece of the farm that I purchased in November 2021, including the farmhouse that my great great grandfather built in the late 1800s. But we can’t talk about the Pearls without talking about the…
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The Pearl Farm: Third Generation
The Jerry Pearl Era Uncle Jerry Pearl in his younger days! In Uncle Frank’s later years, he moved to town, and Uncle Jerry bought the Pearl Farm in 1960. He and Aunt Hildegard raised their family of eight daughters (and one son who died shortly after birth). They farmed, raised hogs, and owned and operated a…
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The Pearl Farm: The Second Generation
The James H. Pearl Kids James H. and Rosa had six children, Mary, Rose, James A., John, Tom (my great grandpa), and Frank. The family of James H. And Rosa Pearl Back row from left: James A., John, Tom, Frank Front row from left: Mary, James H., Rosa, Rose Aunt Rose was a single woman…
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The Pearl Farm: In the Beginning
The Pearl Farm has been in our family for 5 generations. This is a brief history of how and when the Pearls originally came to St. Marys. According to genealogy records, my great great great grandpa John Pearl, was born in Ireland in the early 1830s. According to stories passed down by my grandma and her siblings,…
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July 2nd Photos- The house and porch
I’m so glad that so many used the house and porch as a backdrop for photos. These will be great to have after we do the renovation and the look changes slightly. My favorites are below. You can see all of the party photos by clicking this link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zehwaur44ir8cwp/AAB69ES71JJ4gqjt-zhi9x5Ba?dl=0 All photos were taken by Photos…
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July 2nd Photos- The look and the eats.
Abby Wempe from Along Came Abby Events and Hailey Allen & Bryan Sparks from Beloved on the Go made a great team to pull out the best backyard bash! Thank you to Sara from Photos By Sara Anne for the wonderful photography. http://photosbysaraanne.com/. A few of my favorite food and decor pics are below. You…
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July 2nd – Photos!
Sara and her husband Taylor were onsite to photograph the party. Everyone keeps asking me when I will share the photos! They said that they took over 5,000 photos, and it will take some time (8-10 weeks!) to get through them and get them trimmed down and edited and ready to share. In the meantime,…
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