Sarah Dumes Kaplan, regrettably headless (1936)

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.

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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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Stan Dumes, Mildred and Dave Dansker (1944)

This war time clip is another good 8mm color one. Fun and frolics at the home of William J. Dumes.

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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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Stan at Purdue (1945)

I believe that the short fellow is my dad Stan Dumes, during his time at Purdue.

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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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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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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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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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Stan in uniform (1951)

Stan & Phyl Dumes with their friend Skeets and his wife in front of William J. Dumes' home.

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Stan Dumes and Dave Dansker families (1952)

Stan Dumes in Army uniform with a very pregnant Phyl, so this is early '52. The Dave Dansker family shares the stage.

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Cousins in Brown County, Indiana (1952)

It's a lovely day for a family get-together in the extraordinarily beautiful Brown County, Indiana. This clip features the families of Stan Dumes and Ruth Fishman Zimbler.

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Harold comes home and Adie eats. (1952)

This clip begins with Stan Dumes in Army uniform with his mother Freda. Then we see Stan helping wife and new mom Phyllis into his parents' house on 2nd Street. He then goes back to the car and gets the baby.

Next we get a clip that features baby Adie eating, and it gets messy. Enjoy!

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Baby Harold (1952)

Baby Harold Dumes with mother Phyl, father Stan and Grandma Ida Abels. This one is pretty dark, but viewable. Being that Harold is my older brother, we had the same parents and grandmother, so to me they are very recognizable.

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Adie Dansker eats the apple (1952)

This is the stuff of which family home movies are made. Toddler Adie Dansker walking around, eating an apple at the home of William J. Dumes in Vincennes. Before the apple incident, Adie is bounced by her Uncle Stan Dumes.

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Stan, Phyllis and Harold Dumes (1954)

Harold is a toddler here. Phyllis is very pregnant with her daughter Sandi. Sandi was born Feb '54, so this is very late '53 or early '54. Stan plays with Harold. The band-aid over Phyl's eye was because of a recent car accident.

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Life could be a dream! (1954)

At the home of William J. Dumes, Dave Dansker family gathers with some of their Fialco relatives.

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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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Cousins in Bloomington (1955)

At the Dave and Mildred Dumes Dansker home in Bloomington: Anita, Adie and Alan. Plus Stan Dumes with son Harold and daughter Sandi.

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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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Kids playing (1958)

Kids playing with brief shots of Hy & Irene Dumes, Stan & Phyl Dumes with son Bruce.

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Stan Dumes mows his lawn (1958)

Stan Dumes mows his lawn in front of 20 South 20th Street in Vincennes. Exciting stuff!

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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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Rock-n-roll dance party! (1958)

This is one of my favorites! We are in the home of Dave and Mildred Dansker in Bloomington for a cousin get-together.

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Family of Stan and Phyl (1959)

One of my favorites! Not sure about the year, but this features Stan, Phyllis, Harold, Sandi and Bruce Dumes in front of their home on Busseron Street in Vincennes.

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Watch out world, here comes Sandi! (1960)

Stan Dumes teaching daughter Sandi how to ride a bike. I'm guessing 1960.

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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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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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Thanksgiving with cousins in Vincennes (1966)

Thanksgiving 1966 in Vincennes with the William J. Dumes family: daughter Mildred and her husband Dave Dansker, their children Anita, Adie and Alan; son Stan and his wife Phyl, their children Harold, Sandi and Bruce (me). William J. is behind the camera, but both my grandmothers make an appearance, William's wife Freda and my maternal grandmother Ida Abels.

"Monday Monday" holds no special significance other than being a great song that was a hit that year.

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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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