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The Little Church At Holyoke

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Caryn

I never got the chance to see the church in the little town of Holyoke, Minnesota, where my dad, Al Spencer and his siblings spent much of their growing up years…at least not before it fell into terrible disrepair. My dad’s parents rented a farm in the area, and the little Lutheran Church in town Continue reading →

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Like Going Home

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Caryn

Last night, while my sister, Cheryl Masterson and I were going through several boxes of our parents paperwork to prepare it for shredding, we came across a number of letters from different family members. I was drawn to some from … Continue reading →

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Road To Superior

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Caryn

On our trek back into our past, we took a drive to see some of the places my dad’s family had lived, like the town of Holyoke, Minnesota…my dad and his siblings’ old stomping grounds, I felt as if I … Continue reading →

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Holyoke, Minnesota

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Caryn

My dad’s family spent quite a few years living in the small town of Holyoke, Minnesota. The area is wooded and very beautiful, with the train tracks bordering the edge of town. As boys, my dad and my Uncle Bill … Continue reading →

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Because It Was There

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Caryn

Sometimes we do things for no real reason…we just feel a need somehow. When my dad’s family was living in Holyoke, Minnesota, the family liked to go down to Oak Lake to fish. The lake is located about 15 miles … Continue reading →

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Dad’s Laugh

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Caryn

I found a picture among my Uncle Bill’s family history books, of my dad, Allen Spencer in a water fight with a friend named Ordie at Pattison Park, in Wisconsin, which is just 15 miles east of Holyoke, Minnesota, where the … Continue reading →

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