Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Denise and Leslie Breton with their Dean Grandparents, ca. 1950s

While growing up during the Great Depression, Mary Joy Breton learned important lessons about family and survival that she would carry with her throughout her life, and pass along to her own children.

This photograph shows Mary Joy's parents with their two oldest granddaughters, Denise and Leslie Breton.

Publisher: Mary Joy Breton, used with permission
Dates: 1950–1960

Denise and Leslie Breton with their Dean Grandparents, ca. 1950s