About: Luanne
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- Writer fascinated by genealogy and family stories. thefamilykalamazoo.com, enteringthepale.com My chapbook Kin Types (poetry based on family history) was a finalist for the Eric Hoffer award.
Posts by Luanne :
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November 15, 2017 George Paak’s Legacy, Part VIII: His Grandson’s Photographs
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November 12, 2017 1968 at the Kalamazoo Country Club
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November 10, 2017 Kin Types by Luanne Castle
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November 9, 2017 When They Write the Name on the Back
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October 30, 2017 Book, Book, & Book – Plus a Wee Glimpse of a Tale of Using Indirect Evidence
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October 26, 2017 Funeral Photo
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October 19, 2017 Grandpa’s Sunoco Station 1939
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October 11, 2017 Pulling Together Information on The Bosman Family, Part V
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October 5, 2017 Pulling Together Information on The Bosman Family, Part IV
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September 27, 2017 Are Family Heirlooms Part of Genealogy?
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- Cover photo shows flooding at the Water Works Bridge in Kalamazoo, March 26, 1904. That spring, the water got 6″ higher than the photo shows.
ORDER ERIC HOFFER AWARD FINALIST KIN TYPES: FAMILY HISTORY MEETS LITERATURE


- KALAMAZOO AND SW MICHIGAN: This blog shares the photographs and stories of my mother's family--the DeKorn, Zuidweg, and Mulder families which settled in southwestern Michigan. It also occasionally shares the photographs and stories of my father's family from Chicago and Elmhurst, Illinois. Many of the posts are centered around the locations of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Goes, Zeeland, the Netherlands. *The PAGES listed BELOW tell about this blog and summarize the main family branches appearing on this blog. *The TABS at the TOP of the page are a quick way to find posts related to particular family branches.
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All images from author’s collection © Luanne Castle and The Family Kalamazoo, 2012-2023. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without written permission from this blog’s author is prohibited. The piece can be re-blogged, and excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Luanne Castle and The Family Kalamazoo, with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
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