My Trails into the Past

This is week 19 of the “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge” by Amy Crow from No Story Too Small .  I am a bit behind but intend to catch up. Anna Marie Sullivan was my paternal grandmother. She was born 15 Oct 1892 in Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana to John H. Sullivan and Anna Marie Gleeson, the last of six children. [1] She was baptized at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Anaconda on 19 Oct 1892. [2] She was very fortunate to attend the Montana State Normal School where she excelled in extracurricular activities of Glee Club, tennis, basketball, and as a member of the yearbook staff. [3] The Montana State Normal School was founded 1893 and was for teacher training. [4] In the beginning it was a three year program but later expanded to a four year. Other subjects were added and the school was renamed Western Montana College. Today it is part of the Montana University System.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Montana_Western She was fortunate because ...