HOME | FAMILY TREES | SPOTLIGHT ON SOLVAY | ETC. | READ ABOUT IT | NAME DROPPING   Helen Smolinski Major: My Mother, the Navigator Stanley "Buster" Major: Athlete, prankster, politician Liz Major: Historian and poet laureate Charles Major Jr.: The judge who puts out fires Charles Major Sr.: Remarkable? Much, much more     Mary Beth Major Chard: With Mary, one was a crowd Laura Suzanne Major: Watch out for the quiet ones Jeffrey Stephen Major: Dr. Seuss, yes; Dr. Ginott, no Meridith Johnson Major: The old rules didn't apply     Jack Major: Unique? Hardly, says Google Olinda Johnson Major: Cupid was a car thief Oel Johnson: Adversity met its match     Boleslaw (William) Smolinski: He was our movie maker James "Baby Jim" Smolinski: He usually had the last laugh Bimby and Bobby Smolinski: Anything you can do ... Thomas Smolinski: He makes it look easy     Alma Kaldowski Furcinito: The perfect talk show guest Wanda Smolinski Kaldowski: Maybe she WAS Gracie Allen     Sister Mary Antonia: Beloved Nun From Skaneateles John C. McLaughlin: Jordan lawyer and politician Thomas Francis McLaughlin: The singing professor Mark P. McCarthy: WW1 veteran, restaurateur     Kathleen Nicholson Mullally: A face from the '40s Stella Rydelek Pawlik: The sugarplum princess Ruth and Stewart Donnan: A terrific combination       CONTACT