Monthly Archives: July 2015

It Must Be In The Genes

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Caryn

Recently, my cousin, Shirley Cameron shared a post of Facebook about eye color. The post was simply about green eyes being rare, but Shirley posted that her eyes change color according to her moods, something that has to be more … Continue reading →

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Death Of A Villian

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Caryn

One day in mid 1916 or early 1917, my great uncle, John Spare, who would marry my great aunt, Mina Schumacher on January 8, 1921, was involved in an altercation along the Mexican border, while he was serving in Company … Continue reading →

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A Limitless Gift

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Caryn

Life in the late 1800s was much different from life today, and in many ways, I must say better. It was a more gentle, moral time. I was once again reading through my Great Aunt Bertha Schumacher Hallgren’s journal, and … Continue reading →

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Prince Charming And The Queen Of The Castle

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Caryn

Sixty two years ago today two very special people said “I do.” Those people were my parents, and this year will be the first anniversary that we will spend without either of them, and the first that they will spend … Continue reading →

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Wedded Bliss

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Caryn

It’s strange to think that your children have been married twenty two years, and together twenty five years, but that is exactly where I find myself today. I can’t believe that so many years have passed since those two kids … Continue reading →

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472 Hopkins Street

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Caryn

About a year ago, my cousin, Angie Schumacher Barden contacted me about a historic house that had been built by one Albert Schumacher and his family back in 1888, after they had moved from Henderson, Minnesota to Saint Paul, Minnesota. … Continue reading →

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We Must Stand United

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Caryn

Americans are a people who have no problem speaking their minds. I suppose it all goes back to the reasons we left England in the first place. We were only allowed to believe certain things, and if we chose to … Continue reading →

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Adventurous Spirit

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Caryn

When you are married to a college football coach, watching sports is…well, a given. Thankfully for my niece, Lindsay Moore, this is not a problem, because she loves watching sports with her husband, Shannon, especially when it is his team … Continue reading →

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Largest Tank Battle In History

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Caryn

When the Germans invaded the Soviet Union in early July of 1943, they concentrated their forces near the city of Kursk in Western Russia. This was the site of a 150 mile wide Soviet resistance pocket that jutted 100 miles … Continue reading →

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Moments Of Clarity

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Caryn

I don’t know if it was because Bob and I had been on vacation or what exactly, but when we went to visit my mother-in-law, Joann Schulenberg, she decided that she had been on vacation too. Her travels took her … Continue reading →

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