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The court-martial of Charles Kidder
With Mom’s death and its effects, 2019 has been a difficult year. This has been reflected in the paucity of articles posted on Our Heritage. Before this year passes into history, I want to investigate…
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When was that?
In family history research, as in life itself, we often find ourselves dealing with a place in time. When did I do that? Was it last year? Calendars help us mark time and…
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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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