Friends of Dorothy Shaw

11/25/2024

See our new website about Dorothy Shaw's life: "Dorothy E. Shaw: a life of giving" at https://sites.google.com/view/dorothyeshaw/.

Watch our interview with Dorothy about her life, recorded on her 100th birthday (9-14-2019)

09/18/2024

9-14-2024 was Dorothy's 105th birthday. Thanks to Lynda Schneekloth and her family for taking these photos at the cemetery on the day.

11/30/2023

I recently received this adorable photo of Dorothy and Bella from Lynda S.

09/15/2023

Today would be Dorothy's 104th birthday.

08/11/2023

Here is a wonderful tribute to Dorothy written by her good friend Genie Bishop for the 2023 show catalogue for the Cardigan National.

08/11/2023

Thanks to Margaret Heaney for sending this photo of Dorothy with a recorder in March 1967.

08/07/2023

Here are a few of the pins we found from Dorothy's belongings. Does anybody want any of them? cshaw@miu.edu

05/20/2023

Dorothy’s home from 1920 – 2022, at 333 Ashland Avenue in Buffalo is being shown in an Open House on Sunday (May 21) from Noon -- 3 PM.
See photos at https://2findyourhomevisualpropertyservices.pixieset.com/333ashlandavebuffalo/.

02/15/2023

Thanks to Peggy Moffitt for this photo of her family with Dorothy enjoying lunch at The Place on November 16, 2022.

12/26/2022

Here is Yale Shaw's eulogy, read at Dorothy's memorial service at Temple Beth Zion on 12-12-2022.

This eulogy is very moving: https://sway.office.com/zQqDExc9jPvAHcFV?ref=Link.

12/24/2022

Dorothy Shaw's oral history

On September 14, 2019, Dorothy's 100th birthday, Rachele and I had the great joy and pleasure of sitting down and recording Dorothy's answers to many life questions. She had a remarkably clear mind and was very simple and eloquent.

Please enjoy these videos at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbn6ek7mbuN5jlDvweGCiJezuPs-4-TMA

12/24/2022

Thanks to Janet Ryan for these recorder group photos with Dorothy. (We are trying to get better photos. :) )