Recent generations
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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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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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A remembrance of Grandma Van
Dorothy Lorraine Dlouhy was born one hundred years ago into a world that would change more than anyone could imagine. She overcame many challenges and looked out for her family with love. She…
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Visiting with the Sovereigns
At the turn of the year from 1973 to 1974, Harold and Marie Sovereign compiled a tape-recorded message for Don and Suzanne, their son and daughter-in-law. A few relatives made guest appearances in…
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Oh, Morgan, we miss you!
How quickly a bright light has left us! Our niece Morgan took her last breath while loved ones spontaneously filled her hospital room with song. She lived fully in her thirty-five years with…
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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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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…
