Recent generations
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Voices from the past
I am actually thinking about a new heritage article. In the meantime, I am publishing links to recordings I have posted in the past: I hope to post more recordings in the future. The…
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L.D. Springsteen’s pocket watch
The watch This watch was carried by Loyal Davis (L.D.) Springsteen. It was given to his grandson Edwin Frank Springsteen, my father, who passed it on to me. I have forwarded it to…
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A close call
History happens. Our family story almost didn’t. Dad served on the USS Essex in World War II. She was the first of a new class of aircraft carriers commissioned for service in the…
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Edwin Frank Springsteen, 1924-2016
My father, Edwin Frank Springsteen, was born a hundred years ago on November 30, 1924. He made his entrance on the Brink farm in Watertown Township, Clinton County, near DeWitt, Michigan. Dad joined…
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Time to gather at the river
The last Sunday in July is upon us again. It’s time for Verda Case Springsteen Olsen’s clan to meet, greet and eat at the pavilion in East Riverside Park in Belding. The next…
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Emma Van Zandt, the forgotten grandmother
Emma Van Zandt had at least twelve grandchildren, but I don’t know how many of them knew her. If you, dear reader, knew Emma or her husband Richard, I would sure like to…
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The passing of a generation
Dorothy Marie Springsteen, 1930-2024 My aunt Dorothy passed from this life recently, leaving the world with a great family. Some of them were gathered at her home in 2015 to meet her great…
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Morgan, you live in our hearts
It has been a year this week since our niece Morgan slipped away from us. As a token remembrance, I am sharing two cuts from a CD recorded by a family friend many,…
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Together again
Verda’s great big family will gather again after missing the last three years. We hope many of you can join us at the gazebo in Belding. We’ve got a lot of catching up…
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Verda’s reunion is on!
Verda Case Springsteen Olsen was gathering her clan for reunions back in the 1950s. After a hiatus in the past few years her family tradition is alive again. Margaret Cranmer has reserved the…
