We are very blessed. We had the choice of 3 gowns for Ellie’s baptism.
We have the gown that me and my siblings were baptized in. It has also been used for some Burns grandkids, including Samantha as shown below.
The slip has been embroidered with each baptism name and date. It begins with Elisabeth Noel in 1976 and ends with Patrick Jacob in 2008.
We have the gown that Brian and his siblings were baptized in. This was the gown that Ellie was baptized in. Here is a letter dated on Brian’s BIRTHday from his maternal grandparents.
Isn’t that a lovely letter? And here’s Ellie in the gown:
We have the gown that Brian’s maternal grandfather (Leonard in the above letter) was baptized in. Brian’s great-grandmother, Agnes Eckl, made the gown. His grandfather was the youngest of 5 children, so I’m not exactly sure of the gown’s age. It’s at least 83 years old.
