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Sheridan and Horton Cemeteries, Sovereign Family
In the wake of Halloween and All Saints Day, I want to begin a tour of cemeteries and family gravesites. Cemeteries are places for respect and reflection. Gravestones and memorial markers are the…
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A Case of Caleb Georges
Names often run in families. In my Grandma Olsen’s family, the name Caleb George is a prime example. Within the scope of my current knowledge, this name originated in the family of my…
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Football and family
We have many football fans among our family and friends, most more avid than I. This article will be out of the norm for Our Heritage but it’s fall, and it’s my blog,…
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Learning more about Rachel Dennis
As I mentioned in a recent article about maternal kin, Dee and Mom and I met cousins in June who we had found through DNA testing. In August we visited Diane and Janet…
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Reunion pictures and other stuff
I have created a group page on Facebook for relatives associated with the annual Case and Springsteen reunions. These reunions have involved the extended family of Aden and Verda Springsteen, primarily descendants of Edwin and…
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Maternal kin
When we think of family lines our surname ancestry is often the first thing that comes to mind. Our initial interest in genealogy and the broader topic of family history is likely to…
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Notes from my interview with Verda Olsen
Goldy Verda Case, my paternal grandmother, was born on October 15, 1899 in Sheridan Township, Mecosta County, Michigan. Verda, as she was known, was the daughter of Edwin Case and Cynthia Loretta Green.…
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Save the date—Reunion 2016
Attention, Case and Springsteen family members! Plan now to join us at the family reunion, which convenes annually on the last Sunday of July. Lorna expects us to be there!
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Following Our Heritage
How can you tell when something new has been posted to Our Heritage? The obvious answer is to point your web browser to http://www.ourheritage.info. However, you might get tired of checking just to…
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Mothers and fathers
‘Honour thy father and thy mother.’ That’s an admonition we should all take to heart, that it may be well with us and with those who have given us life in so many…
