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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December 23, 2013 How Did Etaples, France, Show Up in My Family Tree?
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December 18, 2013 Korean War: Why Did It Take Dad So Long To Get to Korea?
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December 10, 2013 Making My List and Checking It . . .
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December 5, 2013 What Fell Off the Bridge? (Mystery Solved With Your Help!)
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December 2, 2013 Slamming Up Against That Ole Brick Wall
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November 28, 2013 From The Family Kalamazoo to You
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November 26, 2013 How Did My Relatives Get Around?
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November 20, 2013 The Van Lieres of Kalamazoo Redux
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November 18, 2013 Dad Writes about His Wartime Experiences
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November 13, 2013 The Van Lieres of Kalamazoo
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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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