On Wednesday May 29th the Green Home was the scene of many reunions of family portraiture and relatives. Adolphus Burton was a prolific painter and he was a resident of the Green Home in the early 1990's when he painted many of the residents. After many years of lining the hallway walls, it was decided these portraits should be reunited with their families. After initial advertising there were many portraits left unclaimed and so with the help of Dave Humphrey, genealogist and local historian many more families have been tracked down through the use of obituaries, death certificates and many phone calls. At just 2:30pm on the day of the reunion, one more relative from Blaine, Washington was discovered. There are still several portraits to be matched with living relatives and several of these will be displayed along with some better known Cranbrook characters as part of Cranbrook and District Arts Council's June Exhibit 'Bygone Days.'
Anyone who had a relative in the Green home on the early nineties and thinks one of the portraits might be of a family member should contact Mari Thomas, Coordinator at 250-919-1194.
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| Maude Goodwin with her granddaughter, Carol Canning and granddaughter-in- law Gail Hellman |
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| Viola Barr with her daughter Darleen Mennie and Jeff Betker Regional Crae Manager for Cranbrook and Kimberley |
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| just a few of the the as yet unclaimed portraits |
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| just a few of the already claimed portraits ready to be reunited with family |
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