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Funny Looking Ship

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Caryn

The Russian ship, Novgorod was a “monitor” built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the 1870s. A monitor is “a relatively small warship that is neither fast nor strongly armored but carries disproportionately large guns.” These ships were used by … Continue reading →

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Necessary Work

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Caryn

In the toughest of times, the women of the west had to participate in the work force since families had to make ends meet any way they could. But the work was demanding, often outdoors and with physical labor and lots of hours doing agricultural and other large-scale jobs. Continue reading →

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Love Song

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Caryn

My nephew, Steve Spethman is a great husband and dad. Steve joined our family when he married my niece, Jenny Spethman on September 21, 2002. Their marriage has been blessed with five children, Xander, Zack, Isaac, Laila (who lives in Heaven), and Aleesia. Continue reading →

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Decoy Ships

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Caryn

When a nation has a weapon that is so deadly to its enemy nations, those nations have no choice but to find a new way to beat that weapon. The German U-Boat was just such a weapon. Gliding along silently beneath the sea, Continue reading →

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The Mind Of A Monster

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Caryn

It’s said that there is nothing more dangerous than a humiliated man, and I suppose that could be true, but in the case of Andrew Kehoe, I think there was more to it than just one humiliation. Kehoe had shown violent tendencies since he was a child. Continue reading →

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Self-Taught Man

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Caryn

My uncle, Bill Spencer has always been a very interesting man, and I mean that in the very best sense of the word. I don’t know what kind of a student Uncle Bill was in school, but he has always loved learning, probably more so on his own than in a classroom. Continue reading →

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The Texas Revolution

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Caryn

Since the 17th century, Texas, or Tejas as the Mexicans called it, had technically been a part of the Spanish empire. However, there were only about 3,000 Spanish-Mexican settlers in Texas Continue reading →

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And Nature Prevails

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Caryn

In any war, when soldiers are killed or wounded in battle, their guns, grenades, and bullets were left behind…forgotten. Those who assisted the wounded and carried off the dead, Continue reading →

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He’s Tall

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Caryn

When I asked his dad what was new with my grand-nephew, Zack Spethman, the first thing he said was, “He’s tall.” And that is the truth. Zack has literally shot up Continue reading →

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Winning Attitude

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Caryn

My grandnephew, Zack Spethman is a great kid, but he is quickly growing up and is hardly a kid anymore. Today he became a teenager, and is just about to finish his first year of middle school. That put him … Continue reading →

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