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Shot In The Head

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Caryn

Anytime a soldier goes to war, the possibility exists that they will be severely wounded or even killed in action, but I don’t think anyone expected the events of September 19, 1863. It was the middle of the Civil War, Continue reading →

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Life As We Knew It

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Caryn

Finding ourselves in the middle of a global pandemic has placed many Americans, and in fact, most Americans, as well as the people of other countries, in a world suddenly changed. Will it be forever changed? Continue reading →

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Deplorable Conditions

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Caryn

When the Great Depression hit, people in the upper-middle class, like doctors, lawyers, and other professionals, saw their incomes drop by 40%, but the middle class and low income Americans Continue reading →

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Game Changer

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Caryn

These days, organ transplants are a fairly common event. It’s not that everyone is having them, but that many people who need one get it. Years ago, something like a failing liver was an instant death sentence. The doctors would … Continue reading →

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For Love Of The Game

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Caryn

If you could see all of Terry Sawchuk’s wounds at once, his face would look like this one that was reproduced with makeup. In reality, Terry’s wounds have healed over the years, and the scars are not nearly as visible … Continue reading →

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A Death Sentence

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Caryn

I find it very sad to think that if a person had some ailments or injuries in this day and age, they would likely have lived through the episode, but in days gone by, and for President McKinley, that was … Continue reading →

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Losing Myself

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Caryn

The more I write, the more connected I feel to my Great Aunt Bertha Schumacher Hallgren. I have a feeling that we both used writing for much the same reason…a release of the creative side of ourselves when much of … Continue reading →

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Early Immigration

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Caryn

Lately, I have been looking in Ancestry.com, at immigration records for many of my ancestors. As I looked at the different ships they sailed on and the different locations they came from, I began to wonder about what it was … Continue reading →

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The Reverends Noyes

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Caryn

The Noyes side of Bob’s family was a family of prominence. The American side of the family begins with the Reverend William Noyes who was born in England in 1568. While William remained in England all his life, two of … Continue reading →

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