The Garreau Family
An eccentric collection
Pull up a chair
Time to shake the stories out of the shoeboxes.
Let me introduce you to my ancestors.
Adèle de Dombasle
I think this is a photograph of my great great great grandmother, Gabrielle Adelaide Mathieu de Dombasle, Adèle de Dombasle was an illustrator with an avid interest in seeing parts of the world not yet overcome by industrialization. She journeyed to the Pacific and through the Americas with explorer Edmond Ginoux de la Coche in 1847.
Elaine Garreau
Meet my Auntie Elaine. Never the star, but a working actress for most of her life. She did television, films, ballet, and burlesque.
Georges Garreau-Dombasle
Here’s my great great grandfather Georges. Born in Lorraine, he was a journalist and editor in Paris.