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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September 24, 2014 Jennie, Lela, and Rhea Culver from Seattle (and Kalamazoo)
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September 17, 2014 What Did Lela and Rhea Culver Do at the Orphanage?
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September 10, 2014 Remember Jennie’s Coat?
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September 3, 2014 Who Was Richard DeKorn’s Step-Grandson?
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August 27, 2014 Why Did Jennie Move to Seattle?
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August 20, 2014 Ramona Palace, View from the Lake
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August 13, 2014 George Paak’s Legacy, Part IV: A Letter to His Daughter
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August 6, 2014 Is This Jennie DeKorn Culver in A Velvet Coat?
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July 30, 2014 More Ramona, Long Lake
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July 23, 2014 What Went On at Ramona Palace
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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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