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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July 13, 2013 Who Wants to Destroy History?
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July 9, 2013 Old Photos of Tom Sawyer and Pollyanna (Not Really)
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July 2, 2013 The Mystery of Mrs. Jacob Flipse
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June 30, 2013 Update to My DNA Test Post
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June 25, 2013 Read This Before You Order the DNA Test
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June 18, 2013 I Uncovered a Stunning Clue in My Search
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June 15, 2013 A Grandfather Talks about Adoption
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June 11, 2013 Happy Father’s Day to An American Veteran!!
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June 7, 2013 Time Out to Celebrate a Mulder Birthday
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June 4, 2013 Searching for the Waldecks . . . Yoo Hoo!
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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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