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From Branch to Trunk: October 17th, 1911
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From Branch to Trunk. If you don't recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them too. The tales may not seem very important, but they are what binds families and makes each of us who we are." -Madeleine L'Engle. Friday, August 27, 2010. October 17th, 1911. Either way, Matthew paints Michigan as the land of opportunity, except during the winter. There is fruit to be grown, meat to be stored and work to be had by anyone who wants it! Besides now the man he has now.
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From Branch to Trunk: Half of a Letter by Matthew
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From Branch to Trunk. If you don't recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them too. The tales may not seem very important, but they are what binds families and makes each of us who we are." -Madeleine L'Engle. Tuesday, September 7, 2010. Half of a Letter by Matthew. It's kind of sad seeing this story come to an end, but it was interesting. I do know Annie and Jack finally did make it out here, as the Nelson Genealogy has a picture of her (sadly, at Matthew's fun...
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From Branch to Trunk: July 16th, 1907
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From Branch to Trunk. If you don't recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them too. The tales may not seem very important, but they are what binds families and makes each of us who we are." -Madeleine L'Engle. Wednesday, August 11, 2010. July 16th, 1907. Matthew is struggling and has to resort to borrowing money from family members. But he is putting the money to good use. He strikes me as a very optimistic and sincere man. He was 28 when he wrote this. I got a newe...
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From Branch to Trunk: Reo
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From Branch to Trunk. If you don't recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them too. The tales may not seem very important, but they are what binds families and makes each of us who we are." -Madeleine L'Engle. Saturday, September 11, 2010. I found this photo here Tampa's Oldest Automobile - Sticks of Fire. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Half of a Letter by Matthew. November 10th, 1912. September 25th, 1912. Letter Fragment from Amy. View my complete profile.
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From Branch to Trunk: Matthew and Amy
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From Branch to Trunk. If you don't recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them too. The tales may not seem very important, but they are what binds families and makes each of us who we are." -Madeleine L'Engle. Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). December 18th, 1911. November 14th, 1911. October 17th, 1911. Undated Letter from Amy. March 20th, 1911. March 8th, 1911. January 19th, 1910. Moving to the United States. October 18th, 1909. This ...
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From Branch to Trunk: September 2010
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From Branch to Trunk. If you don't recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them too. The tales may not seem very important, but they are what binds families and makes each of us who we are." -Madeleine L'Engle. Saturday, September 11, 2010. I found this photo here Tampa's Oldest Automobile - Sticks of Fire. Tuesday, September 7, 2010. Half of a Letter by Matthew. Seeing as how this is the last part of the letter, I don't know when it was written. It's still cente...
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From Branch to Trunk: September 25th, 1912
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From Branch to Trunk. If you don't recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them too. The tales may not seem very important, but they are what binds families and makes each of us who we are." -Madeleine L'Engle. Thursday, September 2, 2010. September 25th, 1912. Well, this is quite a jump. In the previous letter, 1911 was just about to end and already we're over half way through 1912. One plus is that Amy sends her sister a recipe for ginger cookies! 1 Cup White Sugar.
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From Branch to Trunk: December 18th, 1911
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From Branch to Trunk. If you don't recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them too. The tales may not seem very important, but they are what binds families and makes each of us who we are." -Madeleine L'Engle. Tuesday, August 31, 2010. December 18th, 1911. Dear Annie and Jack. Move to something else. People don't have to work so hard in this country to earn a living, so make up your mind now. And come this spring, bag and baggage. So it sounds like the "stock" they ...
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From Branch to Trunk: November 14th, 1911
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From Branch to Trunk. If you don't recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them too. The tales may not seem very important, but they are what binds families and makes each of us who we are." -Madeleine L'Engle. Saturday, August 28, 2010. November 14th, 1911. Finally, I originally thought the "stock" that Amy writes about in the letter was money stocks, but I think she's writing about live stock. But in a way, buying local cows can be considered an investment. I expec...
