Family Highlights: The Intersection of Ordinary Life & World Events
This “Family” section of the website shares a little bit of the Avery, Mellor and Hansen family story through photos, written narratives and podcasts.
Arnold Poole Avery had a dream to turn his father’s farm into a resort. He rented row boats in the summer and had plans to install a Ferris wheel and build a golf course. In the end, the farm was sold to a developer.
Mildred Theresa Mellor Hansen found herself working on the Manhattan Project while her husband Edward served as a medic in the Battle of the Bulge.
Like many veterans, Edward Gunther Hansen rarely spoke of his experience as a medic during the Battle of the Bulge, while at the same time his young wife worked on the Manhattan Project.
Charles Edward Mellor was one of the most influential engineers responsible for designing New York City’s water system.
Anita Constance Ragone Mellor graduated high school right as World War I began. She became a Red Cross Volunteer to help with the war effort.
John Edward Mellor II, a summer resident of Coventry Lake was an economist, and a United States career diplomat having hosted Martin Luther King in Norway.
