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Cholera On The Trail

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Caryn

In the early years of the California gold rush, cholera invariably struck each spring at the thronging jumping-off towns along the Missouri River where thousands of gold seekers and Oregon-bound emigrants gathered to outfit. Jumping-off towns were the towns along … Continue reading →

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Losing Ada

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Caryn

Traveling west in the mid 1800s was not an easy undertaking. It is often filled with hardship and heartache. Traveling westward in those days was not for the faint of heart or the weak in constitution. One family was heading … Continue reading →

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He Was Dedicated

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Caryn

My uncle, Bill Spencer was a unique character. He liked things that some people might find boring, but then again, lots of people would really enjoy. When he was just eight years old, he discovered his mother’s “little black book” … Continue reading →

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Struck By Lightning

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Caryn

Each year, approximately 40 million lightning strikes hit the ground in the United States, with Tampa, Florida having the most, and Florida being listed as the Lightning Capital of the United States. While Florida is known as the Sunshine State, it is notorious for thunderstorms, lightning strikes and fatalities. Continue reading →

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A Story Of Loss

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Caryn

When a ship sinks, the first person to bring up an object from a wreck can claim legal ownership of the wreck under international maritime law. That gives that person the control of the wreck and control over salvage rights. Robert Ballard, Continue reading →

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Love Overflowing

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Caryn

My Aunt Virginia Beadle, my mom’s second to the oldest sister, was born in 1930 in the middle of the worst depression in United States history. Unemployment had increased from 1.3 million in October 1929 to 3.2 million by March … Continue reading →

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The Nickel

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Caryn

Because of my broken shoulder, and the fact that I am still taking an average on one pain pill a day, I can’t drive. My boss, Jim Stengel has been picking me up for work every day, and since I … Continue reading →

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Deep Convictions

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Caryn

My Uncle Jim Richards has always been a soft spoken man. To me he always seemed shy, and maybe he is, but over the last year, have come across information that has made me realize that while he might have … Continue reading →

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The Story Continues To Evolve

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Caryn

I am always surprised somehow, when a side of the family tree takes an unexpected turn. I remember years ago, talking to Bob’s grandma, Vina Leary Schulenberg Hein about her family. She had never mentioned her mother much, but I … Continue reading →

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A Logger In The Off Season

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Caryn

After my story a couple of days ago, on logging in the old days, my cousin, Elmer told me a story that our grandma told him years ago. I didn’t know that some of my mom’s family was also in … Continue reading →

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