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Th Antics Of Little Boys

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Caryn

As a girl, I loved hanging out with my uncle, Bill Spencer. We always just clicked. He was a favorite of all my sisters too. Uncle Bill was my dad, Allen Spencer’s older brother…older by two years. The brothers did … Continue reading →

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Oh, The Adventures They Had

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Caryn

It’s hard for me to believe that my uncle, Bill Spencer has been in Heaven for more than three years already. Uncle Bill chose Christmas Day to go. I think maybe he wanted to spend the holiday with his parents and siblings. He was the last of the original family to go to Heaven, Continue reading →

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Just For Them

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Caryn

For Christmas, I gifted my grandson, Josh Petersen and his fiancée, Athena Salazar a Cribbage Board game. Since that time, I have been thinking a lot about my uncle, Bill Spencer, who taught me to play Cribbage when I was a kid. We had so many great times playing Cribbage together. Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Times Bombing

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Caryn

The battle between those who support unions and those who do not, has gone on for a long time, and each has its pros and cons. Unions help employers create a more stable, productive workforce… Continue reading →

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Running The Farm

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Caryn

My dad’s mom, Anna Spencer was such a strong woman. My grandfather, Allen Spencer worked on the Great Northern Railway, and so Grandma was in charge of the kids, including her two rambunctious boys, my Uncle Bill and my dad, Allen. Continue reading →

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The Family Historian

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Caryn

My dear uncle, Bill Spencer, who left us on Christmas day, 2020, was such a favorite of mine. We were a lot alike, and we had many of the same interests. It was Uncle Bill who taught me to play cribbage, but was never one to let me win. I learned to play well, and when I won…I knew I had really won. Back when you could get away with letting your kid drive on your lap, Continue reading →

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Hide The Dynamite

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Caryn

Yesterday, we received the news that our sweet Uncle Bill Spencer had passed away from Covid at the Middle River Health and Rehabilitation Center in South Range, Wisconsin. He was a little under one month from his 99th birthday. Uncle Bill had lived at the Middle River Center for about ten years now, Continue reading →

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Nobel Efforts

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Caryn

When Alfred Bernhard Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite and other high explosives, died on December 10, 1896, he left a request in his will, that the bulk of his vast fortune be placed in a fund to finance an … Continue reading →

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The Making Of A Monument

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Caryn

Over the years, my family and I have spent many vacations and weekend trips, especially the 4th of July, in the Black Hills of South Dakota. We love the area, and it’s close enough to home to get there even … Continue reading →

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Gun Dealer Bill

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Caryn

For as long as I can remember, my Uncle Bill Spencer was a gun dealer. He went to gun shows, had every kind of gun imaginable, and every accessory for them. Uncle Bill is a patriot, and he hated anything … Continue reading →

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