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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August 24, 2016 When Harold Henry Remine Went to the Moon
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August 3, 2016 From Budesheim to Elmhurst
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July 27, 2016 A 1931 Parade
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July 20, 2016 Grateful to the Generosity of Genealogists
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July 13, 2016 Who Went Where When?
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July 6, 2016 Aunt Carrie Paak Waruf’s Countenance
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June 29, 2016 Bingo: When Aunt Jennie Left for Seattle
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June 22, 2016 You Won’t Believe Where This “Seattle” Building was Located (A Mysterious Uniform redux)
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June 15, 2016 Gone Fishing (from the War)
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June 8, 2016 In Grandpa’s Own Words
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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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