Phil and Marianne (Haadsma) DeKorn’s niece Sue Haadsma-Svensson has once again sent me a family treasure. This binder looks to have been put together by Phil DeKorn and shares photos and history of both his father’s family, the DeKorns, and his mother’s family, the Blandfords.
I can’t wait to scan all the items in the binder!
Also, I have been working on the histories of my grandmother’s siblings and will be posting about them soon.
The Family Kalamazoo 
What a treasure!
It’s so exciting!
I look forward to seeing what’s inside the binder!
I know! The gardener opened the package and went through it before I did!
Wow Luanne – treasure trove! From what I can see I really like the layout for this book. Looks like great labeling too – excited for your first posting on this 🙂
Thanks, Sharon. I found out from Sue that Phil labeled every photo he had. He really put a lot of work into this. Yippee!!
Bazinga for the Bonanza!! Enjoy.
LOL thanks, Sheila! I sure will! Hope your day is a good one and that you and T and the doggies are well.
Great News… what a treasure… the genealogy gods are smiling down on you and showering you with gifts because of all you past work on the family history.
Oh Jose, I like that thought! Hah! Hope you are well.
Someone put a great deal of time and care into that binder. How fortunate you are to have it now!
I really am. A big thank you to Sue!!!! Who knows what someone else might have done with it? I hate to think about it!
I’m still holding tight to my grandparents’ ephemera . . .
❤️
You come from quite the family of historians! They are lucky to have the icing on the cake who can present it to the world.
Phil, the man who compiled the binder, is the son of the man who inspired this blog–Uncle Joe was the family photographer, and it was his photos that got me so interested in the research.
Together, you’ve made something quite awesome.
Aw, thank you!
Wow
Hah, I know!