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The Epitome Of The American West

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Caryn

Most people, these days, have probably never heard of Marion Robert Morrison, although I’ll bet that most people have seen at least one of his movies, or at the very least a commercial advertising one of his movies on some of the old movie channels. Continue reading →

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Gas-Powered Tractor

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Caryn

What would the modern farm be without the tractor? People in the 19th century knew exactly what it would be, even if they had no idea what a tractor was. John Froelich was born on November 24, 1849, in Iowa. His life would end up changing much in the agricultural industry. Continue reading →

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All Hydraulics Lost

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Caryn

On July 19, 1989, in the skies over Alta, Iowa, United Airlines Flight 232, on which my great aunt, Gladys Cooper was a passenger, began the fateful journey to a catastrophic end. At 3:16pm, the rear engine’s fan disk broke … Continue reading →

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Cause Of A Crash

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Caryn

Yesterday, while watching television, one of the shows I like to watch…Why Planes Crash…came on. This particular episode included the cause of Flight 232 in Sioux City, Iowa. This particular crash had an enormous impact on my own life, and … Continue reading →

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The End Of Supersonic Flight

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Caryn

Years ago, many people thought that anyone who was trying to invent an airplane was pretty much insane…saying, that “if man were meant to fly, God would have given him wings” as their reasoning. I’m sure that those same people … Continue reading →

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Picking Up The Pieces

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Caryn

After my 2nd great grandfather, Allen Spencer passed away suddenly at the young age of just 56 years, my 2nd great grandmother, Lydia Spencer found herself in one of the hardest positions anyone ever has to face. In those days, … Continue reading →

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Not Quite What They Expected

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Caryn

My great great grandfather, Allen Spencer and my great great grandmother, Lydia Quackenbush Potts Spencer were married on February 22, 1850 in Canastota, New York. It didn’t take them too many years to decide that New York was not where … Continue reading →

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Death Date Mystery

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Caryn

When I come across a husband and wife, who both died on the same day, my curiosity kicks into overdrive. That just seems so unusual. Nevertheless, such was the case for my husband, Bob’s 4th great grandparents, Cloudsbury and Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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Memorials

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Caryn

As we have traveled through six states in ten days, we have not only been connecting with family members, previously known and those previously unknown to us, but we have been somewhat following in the footsteps of our ancestors. Our … Continue reading →

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An Impossible Situation

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Caryn

As a writer, I don’t usually have very much time for reading. Yesterday, however, on a long drive with my mom and sister, Cheryl, heading to Wisconsin to visit our family out there, I found myself with a few minutes … Continue reading →

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