Monthly Archives: January 2014

Group Hug

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Caryn

Whenever our cousins came to visit from Wisconsin, we always had such a great time. Hanging out in Uncle Bill’s bus, playing in the yard, playing cribbage, going for ice cream, or just hanging out with the cousins…it didn’t matter what … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Ice Storm

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Caryn

In October of 2013, Wyoming and some of the surrounding states were hit by an early snowstorm that broke many branches from the trees, because the leaves had not had a chance to fall off of them. Casper looked like … Continue reading →

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The Great Olympic Blowdown

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Caryn

My Great Great Aunt Ida Spencer Brown Nass, married Andrew Alfred Brown on October 1, 1872. They had two sons, Elmer Ellsworth and Andrew Alfred. It is unknown what happened to Ida’s first husband, but she later married  Sjur Johannesson Nass, … Continue reading →

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Accidental Habitation

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Caryn

Most little kids don’t really like fish much, unless it is in the form of fish sticks, and I don’t think fish sticks existed when my sister, Cheryl and I were little girls. I don’t know why Cheryl wanted to … Continue reading →

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Good Genes

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Caryn

When a family has sisters in it, there is always the possibility of fights going on, and even more the possibility of arguments. It is no different with my nieces, Michelle and Lacey. Most of the time they get along … Continue reading →

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Border Patrol

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Caryn

My great aunt, Mina Albertine Schumacher, who went by Minnie as a child, but Min for most of her adult life, married John Clark Spare in Fargo, North Dakota on January 8, 1921. In the years preceding their marriage, John had … Continue reading →

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Awkward Moment

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Caryn

When my daughter, Corrie and  her husband, Kevin were dating, there came a day when Corrie was at her Grandma Schulenberg’s house to visit. Kevin came by, and they were sitting on the front porch talking. Corrie was sixteen years old at … Continue reading →

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A Little Help, Please

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Caryn

When you see a cute picture like this one of my aunts, Bonnie, Dixie, and Sandy, you immediately think, “Oh, those girls must be best friends and sisters, not just sisters. Or their parents must have really trained them very … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Fears

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Caryn

As time marched forward toward the United States entering World War II, many people were afraid for the lives of their sons. My dad’s mother, who had two sons, was among them. Things were really heating up while my dad … Continue reading →

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A Helping Hand

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Caryn

My father-in-law, Walter Schulenberg could build almost anything, and so it was that when the family moved 12 miles north of Casper he built the house they owned, as well as the big garage on the place they had lived prior to that. … Continue reading →

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