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Back to the Dennis reunion
I finally took Mom back to the Dennis reunion, if only by means of a four-generation picture with her mother Marie Fisher Kidder, grandmother Idell Dennis Fisher, and great-grandmother Rachel Powell Dennis. I…
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A brief reunion remembrance
Verda’s reunion lives on. We had a nice gathering of Grandma Olsen’s great big family on Sunday, continuing a tradition that dates back at least to the 1950s. Edwin and Loretta Case’s family…
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Reunion time again
Verda Olsen’s great big family will be gathering again for a pot-luck reunion on the last Sunday afternoon in July. As we have for many years now, we’ll be under the gazebo at…
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Ancestors in Early Wheatland Records
I had intended to publish this article a couple of months ago, but Mom’s hospitalization and passing have consumed my attention. I’m wrapping this up now without expanding it as much as I…
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Remembering Mom
Our memorial service for Mom, Lois Joan Springsteen, brought people from many walks of life: family, Montcalm Community College, quilting, church, and a wide circle of friends. Mom liked lists, so it was…
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Until we meet again
We celebrated Mom’s 90th birthday on January 1 with a rose bowl, a nod to her long-time desire to go to the game in Pasadena. Two months ago we celebrated my birthday with…
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Birds of a feather
When the S.S. Belgenland sailed from Antwerp to Philadelphia in April 1890, several families aboard were from Buggenhout in East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium. I speculated in Seeking the Verest connection about possible relationships among these…
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Merry Christmas!
Greetings from Sheridan As we close another year and anticipate a new one, take time to reflect on the heritage we have been given and the promise of hope for a better future.
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Happy anniversary, Aden and Verda!
Aden Loyal Springsteen and Goldie Verda Case were married one hundred years ago today on her nineteenth birthday. They were married at her family home in Titus.
