My grandfather compiled a little genealogical packet and gave it to some of us at Christmas. It included some color copies of photos. This is my great grandmother, Alma. She came to the United States from Finland in 1905, when...
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I just found a Post-It note my grandfather wrote about his father: "Born Turku (Abo) Sept. 12, 1886, Finland. Left Hamburg, Germany Nov. arrived San Francisco March 23, 1910 on Finn. sailing ship Marie Cheau. Sailed around the Horn. Killed...
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My space heater nearly caught on fire a couple of hours ago. I heard something break within its bowels, then I smelled that funny electrical burning smell, and then I saw a sort of glow begin to form in one...
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I have old paper journals. I thought looking at them again would be embarrassing. like remembering when I slipped in front of my fifth grade class. or was a Methodist. or waved around crystals and pretended to be New Age....
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