Friday, April 17, 2020 – THE SCHETLIN STORY CONTINUES

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THE SCHETLIN STORY CONTINUES

PART III

FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020

28th in our FROM THE ARCHIVES series. 

A RECOLLECTION OF FAMILY LIFE ON
BLACKWELL’S / WELFARE ISLAND
ELEANOR SCHETLIN
2002
PART III

1912-1931

The Schetlins at the City Home
The River
Ice Fairyland
Surrounded by the River

Support Coler Long Term Care and
Rehabilitation Center Auxiliary

THE RESIDENTS OF COLER NEED YOUR SUPPORT

MOMO is Coler’s official healing hound who visits the residents and serves as a cheerleader on the campus.

I have been asked on how to make donations to Coler. 

NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler Auxiliary Office
900 Main Street Roosevelt Island New York, NY 10044

Auxiliary President: Judith Berdy, 212-688-4836  
jbird134@aol.com

Public Affairs Contact: Monserrate Nieves-Martinez, 212-848-5563, Monserrate.Nieves-Martinez@nychhc.org

To make a donation please write a check to:
Coler Hospital Auxiliary at the address above,
All donations are tax deductible

Coler Auxiliary is a 501©3 not-for-profit organization
All donations are used to improve the life experience of residents at Coler

Are you bored?
Do your kids need projects?
Are you running out of ideas?

The RIHS Visitor Center has Empire State, Chrysler Building and Statue of Liberty 3D puzzles.
They are brand new, in sealed packages.
Small models $8-   Large models $15-
E-mail us and we will arrange pickup
rooseveltislandhistory@gmail.com

EDITORIAL

Exhaustion seems to be setting in.  I need a haircut.  I need to loose weight. I need to get off this island.

I need to stop complaining. I have a comfy apartment, a cat that sleeps 22 hours a day, some money in the bank and wonderful neighbors.

Baby Oona is down the hall. She giggles  at all things a one year old  learns so fast.  It is a new time for working mothers.  Our young moms are discovering mommy-hood and watching your child grow up in front of you without babysitters, nannies or others.  It is a tough job and I sympathize with them. 

My mom stayed home with my much older (3years) brother and me. I am sure I was perfect. All I wanted to  do was wear dresses and petticoats. It was suburbia 1950’s.  Dad went to work, mom stayed home.  We were out of the house all day and ran when the Good Humor truck came by,  needing 25 cents for ice cream.

We watched Buffalo Bill and Howdy Doody.  TV was black and white and never worked right for more than 10 minutes.

We were happy.  Find my dad, brother and me in the photo below.



Thank you,
Judith Berdy
jbird134@aol.com
212-688-4836
917-743721

Text by Judith Berdy
Thanks to Bobbie Slonevsky for her dedication to Blackwell’s Almanac and the RIHS
Thanks to Deborah Dorff for maintaining our website
Edited by Melanie Colter and Dottie Jeffries