Those were the days: The Soares clan, with friends & neighbors

Vintage photographs from the 1930s and beyond from the family of Victor Faria Soares, Sr. and Rose Raymond Soares of Somerset, Mass., my grandparents. These were digitized by my uncle, Arthur Faria Soares, who also provided me with many stories about my family and his experiences growing up. The children of Rose and Victor Sr. were: Victor Jr., Beatrice, Raymond (my father), and Arthur.

Here we have my Uncle Arthur and his future wife, Janet Soares, and their niece, Diane Lapointe Caswell, at the beach. I'm guessing 1954? That could be Mémère in the background; in which case, the baby carriage could contain Diane's brother, Choppy. So many questions!