Steven J. Hanley - The Psychogenealogist August 5, 2018 Family History, Genealogy Planes, Shuffleboard, and Hats: The Elegant Lydia Schmidt McNamara (1876-1961) Steven J. Hanley - The Psychogenealogist August 5, 2018 Family History, Genealogy Lydia Schmidt McNamara (1876-1961) was an elegant woman with a fondness for hats, planes, and jewelry. There is photographic evidence that she fancied shuffleboard as well.