About: Luanne
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- https://thefamilykalamazoo.wordpress.com
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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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June 20, 2017 The Henderson Castle-A Royal Trip Back in Time
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June 15, 2017 Grandpa’s Girlfriend
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June 8, 2017 Then and Now: Comparing Photos
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May 30, 2017 How Did I Miss This?
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May 24, 2017 The Story of a Mulder in Indonesia, part 2
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May 17, 2017 How Did It Get the Name Remine Avenue?
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May 9, 2017 What Happened to Geerard (Gerrit) and Janna Remijnse (Remine)?
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May 1, 2017 After Reading Fifty Newspaper Articles about Frank Tazelaar
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April 21, 2017 Another Sidetrip, This One to Visit Frank Tazelaar in Kalamazoo
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April 17, 2017 April 17 Always Reminds Me of Grandma
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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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