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1947: JAM(1945- ), age 2.
fall 1952: DWM (1938-), age 14; CRM(1940-), age 11; Harriet Mary Ray (Merrill) (1909-1978), age 43; and JAM (1945-), age 7. Jonathan remembers that the only way the photographer could get him to smile was to say "Hingepepper!" which worked every time.
about 1960: DWM(1938- ), age about 22. Photo that hung in Deane's father's office for many years.
about 1960: CRM(1940- ), age about 20. Photo that hung in Charles' father's office for many years.
early 1963: JAM (1945- ), age 17. Photo that hung in Jonathan's father's office for many years.
1969: JAM(1945- ), age 24. Jon's first year as school music teacher (grades 5-6), Flemington, New Jersey.
1979: DWM (1938- ), age 41. Deane's office at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, where he worked 1962-67 and 1973-97. Note the ADM-3A "dumb" terminal, 300 baud acoustic modem, and mainframe computer line printer output.
Sep 1991: Merrill family reunion, Labor Day weekend, at the home of CRM (1940-) in Madison, New Jersey. Back row, left to right: DWM (1938-), age 53; JAM (1945-), age 46; and CRM(1940-), age 50. Front row, left to right: EGM(1968-), age 23; ATM (1971-), age 20; anonymous (living); EBM (1974-), age 17; anonymous (living); and WRM (1968-), age 23.
1994: DWM (1938- ), age 56.
Dec 1996: 3058 Benvenue Avenue, Berkeley, California, with about 3000 Christmas lights. Home of DWM (1938- ) and ACM (1949-). Deane lived here 1974-97, and Chris 1991-97. In the driveway at the right end of the house one can make out the rear end of Chris' red Volkswagen bug, also decorated with lights.
Jan 1997: 22 Mechanic Street, Shelburne Falls MA. The lifetime residence of Cordeanio Harley Merrill (1840-1908). The house was sold after the death of Cordeanio's widow Jane Hannah "Jennie" Audinwood (Merrill) (1855-1940), and repurchased by Cordeanio's great-grandson DWM (1938- ) in March 1997.
Oct 1997: 22 Mechanic Street, Shelburne Falls MA. Photo by Beverly Wynn. The large tree was removed in April 1997, and the front porch was replaced in July 1997. Deane's wife ACM (1949-) moved here in July 1997 with her mother LGBW(1908-), and Deane joined them in May 1998.
Dec 1997: 22 Mechanic Street, Shelburne Falls MA. The materials on the front porch were used to repair walls and ceilings in January 1998.
Dec 1997: DWM (1938-), CZDP(1995-), EGM(1968-), and JAM(1945-), at the grave of Moses Whitney Merrill (1817-1859) and Abigail Eels Coleman Merrill (1818-1892), in Arms Cemetery, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. Moses and Abigail are Chilenne's 4th-great grandparents.
August 1999: DWM (1938-), and CZDP (1995-) are visible (facing away from the camera) in this picture at the Shelburne Falls, Mass. Bridge of Flowers 10k Run, August 14, 1999. Picture from Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Mass., August 16, 1999, page C1.