Meet the ancestors: Sarah, Louis, Rebecca, Fannie, Anna, William (1937)

This is quite a movie! Every branch of the Dumes family is represented. I don't think Arthur Dumes is in the film, but there are two men I can't identify. I think one might be Max Fishman, but I'm not sure who the other might be. I was told that Abe Schultz rarely attended family events because he was always working. Arthur's daughters are here, though I don't see his son Bill I.

This clip is really an astonishing bit of family history. Enjoy!

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Stan Dumes, William J. Dumes (1940)

Stan Dumes, William J. Dumes. I'm guessing around 1940 or 1941 from the age of Stan. This is one of the 8mm color films, so it's fun to have this era preserved in color. It's basically my father Stan and his sister Mildred horsing around with their cousins.

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William J. Dumes with an unknown couple (1944)

William J. Dumes with an unknown couple.

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Dave and Mildred Dumes Dansker, William J. Dumes (1944)

We start with Mildred and William J. dressed up very fancy. I think they were in NYC. Then we see Dave and Mildred at the train station, Dave in uniform, where he appears to be leaving for the Army.

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William J. Dumes (1944)

Somebody is in the Navy and William J. Dumes is seeing him off. I think there are some Dansker folks there too.

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Stan Dumes, William J. Dumes and others go swimming. (1944)

Stan Dumes practicing his diving along with his father William J. Dumes.

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William J. Dumes and William S. Dumes (1944)

Bill Dumes (son of Louis) with William J. Dumes.

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Stan gets carried away by Hy (1945)

Hy Dumes in Army uniform at the home of William J. Dumes in Vincennes.

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William J. Dumes and Louis Dumes families. (1945)

At the home of William J. Dumes, the Louis Dumes family gathers during the WW2 era.

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Hy and Irene Dumes (1946)

Hy and Irene Dumes' family frolic.

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The wedding of Hy Dumes and Irene Melcher. (1946)

The wedding of Hy Dumes and Irene Melcher. I believe that their wedding was at the home of Irene's parents in Ohio.

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Nate, Pauline and Dora Lieberman, Arthur, Louis, William J., Hy and Irene Dumes (1947)

This is a fun family gathering. We have brothers Arthur, Louis and William J. as well as Nate and wife Pauline Lieberman with Nate's sister Dora. As usual, daughter Mildred, son Stan and wife Freda are there with William J. Hy and Irene wouldn't miss it!

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Bill and Arthur Dumes. Dave and Mildred Dumes Dansker. William J. Dumes and wife (1949)

This clip features Bill Dumes of Tucson with his father Arthur, along with Bill Dumes of Vincennes and his wife Freda. Dave and Mildred Dumes Dansker join them. They are on the grounds of the George Rogers Clark memorial in Vincennes.

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The wedding of Stanley Dumes and Phyllis Abels with commentary audio. (1950)

The wedding of Stanley Dumes and Phyllis Abels with commentary audio by my mother Phyllis that I recorded while we watched the movie together. They were married in Terre Haute in a very fancy wedding with hundreds of guests.

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Chattanooga, but no Choo Choo (1950)

Millie and Al Lerman in Chattanooga, also seen is Millie's dad Ben Shapiro and William J. Dumes. The Lerman and Shapiro families were related through Freda Fialco Dumes.

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I'll See You In My Dreams (1951)

A small family get-together as newlyweds Stan and Phyllis Dumes fly off to new adventures.

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Fancy event in Chicago (1951)

It must've been a pretty swanky family event in 1951. We've got Kaplans, and Fishman, William J and Freda Dumes, Lillian Dumes Zoll...and at The Palmer House in Chicago, no less.

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Family visit in D.C. (1951)

Louis Dumes, William and Freda Dumes, visit with Phyllis Dumes in D.C. in 1951 while husband Stan is stationed there while in the Army.

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Bill Dumes and Roz Lefkowitz wedding. (1952)

The wedding of Bill Dumes of Tucson and Roz Lefkowitz.

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Cousins at Brown County (1954)

Mildred Dansker and her children Anita, Adie and Alan frolic at Brown County, Indiana with Stan and Phyl Dumes and son Harold. Stan and Mildred's mother Freda is there, as is family friend Betty Friedman.

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William J. Dumes skates with Dave and the kids (1956)

Dave Dansker and William J. Dumes skate with the kids, Anita, Adie and Alan Dansker.

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William and Freda Dumes 35th Anniversary (1958)

The family of William J. Dumes gathered for his 35th wedding anniversary celebration. I believe this is at the country club in Vincennes.

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Bill on bike, watch out world! (1958)

My grandfather, William J. Dumes, was not known for being one of the world's great drivers. His bike handling skills look a bit out of practice too. But despite this, everyone seems to be having a lovely time eating outside in his back yard in Vincennes.

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Cousins gather in Bloomington (1960)

Stan and Phyl Dumes family at Dave and Mildred Danskers' backyard in Bloomington. Hilarity ensues.

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Hy Kaplan visits William J. (1960)

Hy and Lillian Bennett Kaplan visit William J. and Freda Dumes at their home in Vincennes.

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Becky Dumes Lieberman (1965)

Becky Dumes Lieberman with William J. and Freda Dumes

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Alan Dansker's Bar Mitzvah (1965)

Though it would have been really cool, The Byrds did not play at Alan Dansker's Bar Mitzvah party, despite the misleading soundtrack. However, they did have a big hit with "Bells of Rhymney" in that year.

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The Bar Mitzvah of Harold Dumes. (1965)

The Bar Mitzvah of Harold Dumes. This features interviews with Nate and Pauline Lieberman, Bill and Freda Dumes, George Vinik.

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Here come the Lermans! (1966)

The Lermans were cousins via Freda Fialco Dumes, who was Millie Lerman's Aunt.

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Groovin' with the cousins (1967)

It's October 7, 1967. Groovin' by the Young Rascals just hit #1 in May, and that summer it seemed like the song was everywhere.

This is the family of William J. Dumes in play, first in Mildred's backyard in Bloomington, and then on another day in W.J.'s backyard in Vincennes. William, wife Freda, children Stan and his wife Phyl and kids Harold, Sandi and Bruce (me). Mildred and her children Anita, Adie and Alan.

Dave Dansker had just passed away in March. I remember him as a nice man who had the most amazing collection of National Geographic magazines. And I remember him humorously singing "Li'l Red Riding Hood" by Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs and howling like Sam did on the record.

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Passover with William J. Dumes (1969)

Passover at the home of William J. Dumes. This is pretty poor quality, unfortunately. I have very strong memories of that dining room.

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