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Blue Eyes, and a Touch of Larceny
19 May 2022

Blue Eyes, and a Touch of Larceny

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

The inspector took one look at the rank horse, closed the door, and said, “Well, these seem healthy enough.”

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Iowa, Rodman, Fred Bekker, Emmitsburg, Palo Alto
So, It Is.
17 May 2022

So, It Is.

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 2

Florence Bekker was seven years old, and about to leave the only home she had ever known.

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Iowa, Rodman, Florence Bekker
Piestengel
17 May 2022

Piestengel

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 4

Amana techs discovered that micro-wave technology, designed as a weapon, could cook your dinner.

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Iowa, Piestengel, Amana
Faced Towards the Future
11 May 2022

Faced Towards the Future

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 2

“Still… If I had gone back when I was supposed to, I would have had no life in Canada and wouldn’t be sitting here writing this over-long letter” – Helen Shepherd

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Family, Kansas City, Helen Shepherd
Imagination
11 May 2022

Imagination

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth, Family History, History, Travel | 0

“I’m just a farm boy from Missouri who hides behind a mouse and a duck”. – Walt Disney

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More Research Required
11 May 2022

More Research Required

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth, Family History, Uncategorized | 0

Singular, or Plural

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Omaha
8 May 2022

Omaha

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Travel | 0

If I have a travel bug, these two
share much of the blame.

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Omaha, Nebraska, Wild Kingdom, Marlin Perkins
The Tribe
21 Apr 2022

The Tribe

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Grains of Truth, History, Science and Reason, Travel | 1

“Nobody sits or stands before him in the canoe.” – Chief Wickaninnish

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Tofino, Wickaninnish, Potlatch, The Tribe
Nai Tebe Kachka Kopne!
31 Mar 2022

Nai Tebe Kachka Kopne!

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth, Family History, History | 2

Forty years ago this week, I got kicked by a duck.

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Ukranian, Christmas
Old Man and the Sea
31 Mar 2022

Old Man and the Sea

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Grains of Truth, History | 0

Life, in an Upright Position.

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Winston Churchill, Hemingway, J.F. Kennedy, Dolly Parton

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    The voice of experience …..

  2. GG on Late For Dinner3 May 2025

    You can NEVER have too many railway things.

  3. Russ Paton on The Farm Never Left Me16 April 2025

    Yes, we are fortunate to have all the old photos. They always prompt memories or nostalgia.

  4. Keith MacDonald on The Farm Never Left Me16 April 2025

    It's wonderful to have all those old photos way before your time. And the ones since you were born must…

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    Yes, the most important spring job is making it come faster!

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