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A brief glimpse in time
This is just for a little fun. Sovereign correspondence Here is a tidbit from my files. In January 1947 my future Aunt Nancy would have been in the third grade and her brother…
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Bica beckons
Uncle Richard, who were your parents? Joseph? Bica? Who were they? And was your father possibly Barbora Dlouhy’s brother Josef? Family connections are a fascinating and never-ending puzzle. One mystery that hung like…
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Fare thee well, Don Sovereign
We called him Unca Don. I guess my brothers and I were Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Don Sovereign was born in Belding, Michigan the son of Harold and Marie Sovereign. He was Mom’s…
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Memories of Verda’s reunions
Two years ago we called off the reunion when public gatherings were discouraged and the East Riverside Park was closed. Last year we didn’t send reminder cards because gathering was still considered too…
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The Springsteen Chronicles
I can say without beating my own drum that this book is a treasure. Another Ron Springsteen I’ve communicated with the author of The Springsteen Chronicles on and off for several years. Our ancestors Casper…
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A bit of Anna’s story
I mentioned in a recent article that an old newspaper notice about Anna Springsteen had eluded me for years. After posting a query on the Facebook page of the Rochester Genealogical Society New York, I received…
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Remembering Susan Howe
Susan Fillmore Howe was born to John and Adre Simmonds Fillmore in the town (township) of Brutus, Cayuga County, New York on 14 March 1806. She died at her home in Springfield Township,…
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Christmas greetings, 2021
We are grateful this year for fifty years of marriage and for more time with family, friends, and our community of faith. May the Prince of Peace be with you at Christmas and…
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Teasers and curiosities in old Rochester, New York newspapers
When Dee and I visited Rochester, New York for the first time in 2006 we dabbled in land records, held Staats Springsteen’s 1825 will in our hands, found card catalog indexes to newspaper…
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More recent memories
I posted an article a few months ago that looked back at our ancestors 150 years ago. We didn’t have a Case and Springsteen family reunion this year, but here is a glimpse…
