Sarah Dumes Kaplan, regrettably headless (1936)

8MM · Black & White

Sarah Dumes Kaplan was the eldest daughter of Sadie Silk Dumes. She married Jacob Kaplan while they were still in Vishki. For a time in the late 1930s, she and Jacob lived with her youngest brother William J. Dumes in Vincennes. Jacob was a Rabbi and taught Stan Dumes to read Hebrew during this time.

In this short clip, we see Stan walking with Sarah, who is unfortunately headless in the shot. It was a short-coming of these old cameras; they did not have "through the lens" view-finders, so it was sometimes difficult to know where to point the camera. Then we see Sarah walking with Stan's mother Freda Fialco Dumes.

The clip is 1m 17s long.

Freda Dumes and Georgia Fishman. (1936)

8MM · Monochrome

Freda Fialco Dumes was the wife of William J. Dumes, the usual cameraman and son of Sadie Silk Dumes. Georgia Helen Fishman was Freda's niece, the youngest child of Max and Fannie Dumes Fishman. This is a very short, but very sweet clip of the two of them walking together.

The clip is 11s long.

The Fialco family in Cincinnati. (1937)

8MM · Black & White

Party time! Welcome to an episode of The Fialco family, related to Freda Fialco Dumes, wife of William J. Dumes. Freda was as quiet as quiet could be, but some in her family made up for it! They loved to sing, dance and have a great time. So get ready to party like it's 1939!!

This clip is 6m 55s.

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

8MM · Black & White

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!

This clip is 6m 8s long.

Stan Dumes, William J. Dumes (1940)

8MM · Color

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.

The clip is 1m 53s long.

Lermans and Shapiros and Danskers, Oh My! (1944)

8MM · Color

Millie Lerman, Ben Shapiro, Florence Arenstein, Freda Dumes, Sy Arenstein, These folks are family of Freda Fialco Dumes. Dave and Mildred Dansker are there too.

This clip is 5m 30s long.

Jewish Picnic (1944)

8mm · Color

Another Jewish picnic, from the early 40's, I think. I'm guessing '44 which makes the baby Beverly if I'm right.

This clip is 14m 54s long.

Stan gets carried away by Hy (1945)

8mm · Color

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

This clip is 2m 41s long.

Hy and Irene Dumes (1946)

8MM · Color

Hy and Irene Dumes' family frolic.

This clip is 3m 28s long.

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

8MM · Color

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!

This clip is 3m 15s long.

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.

This clip is 1m 59s long.

Families of William S. Dumes, Sol Dumes and Jeannette Dumes Karp. (1950)

8MM · Color

The families of Bill Dumes of Evansville, brother Sol Dumes and sister Jeannette Dumes Karp gather. Mildred and Dave Dansker make an appearance.

This clip is 3m30s long.

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

16MM · Color

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.

The wedding movie is 20m 6s long.

Jewish Picnic (1951)

Another Jewish picnic. I'm guessing this is 1951.

I'll See You In My Dreams (1951)

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

This clip is 3m 5s long.

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.

This clip is 1m 47s long.

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.

This clip is 2m 33s long.

Hy Kaplan visits William J. (1960)

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

This clip is 1m 19s long.

Becky Dumes Lieberman (1965)

Becky Dumes Lieberman with William J. and Freda Dumes

This clip is 37s long.

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