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On the road… again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek   On the road… in Germany   Neuschanstein Castle in Bavaria   Visiting Dachau Prison, the site of a World War II concentration camp was on his travel agenda.  So was spending a few hours during Oktoberfest at the...

On the road …again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek   A is for Afghanistan His urge to visit Afghanistan was precisely as James Michener described in his book "Caravans."  That was many years ago and he has forgotten just what Michener said in the book about the incident...

  On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   Return to Tuy Hoa (in Google Earth)   Thoughts of Viet Nam keep returning in his dreams.  Some memories are clear but others are confused, especially about why the Footloose Forester was there, in the...

Jesus and Tyson   This is where I hope I’ll be someday – with my grandson Tyson who lived just a couple of days after he turned 5 yrs old and then returned to his Heavenly Father’s arms.  He was a special grandchild who blessed our lives so much and we...

When I was young we would always get a stuffed Easter Bunny for Easter. We would all be dressed in our Easter bonnets and little purses and sometimes wear our white gloves as we got older. Mama would make a new dress if she had time. When I was about 10...

You can either add videos directly into the story or create Video Albums.      Enter a photo directly into your story.   Click - View a document or pdf file in your story.  (Graduation Program)   Click - Listen to an audio file entered directly into it. (Bryce blessing the...

Words of Wisdom My Mother Taught Me – Annie Payne I have always maintained that all mothers were given an imaginary ‘Rules for Mothers’ manual when their first child was born, containing all of those catchphrases that are used daily by mothers around the world. You know the phrases that I...

With my high-speed scanner, I can scan your old pictures and documents quickly, allowing you to share these precious memories with your loved ones! Photo Restoration on some of those favorite or special photographs can make a big difference.                         ...

Great Photo Books - myheritageforever.com (sign-up for a free acount today!) Blackham Reunion   School Daze Photo Book     Family Group Pictures through the years.      

    2002-2003 Seated: Earl Lennard, Superintendent; Carol W. Kurdell, Chair; Glenn Barrington, Vice Chair Standing: Jennifer Faliero, Carolyn Bricklemyer, Jack R. Lamb, Doris Ross Reddick, Candy Olson      

My parents Luddy & Orlando, Abuela Angie & Abuelo Moncho, Rachel & Ellen, 1022 156th Street, South Bronx, 1960s.   Today brought an odd sense of virtual dislocation. The first time I felt something like this was in 1988. We were newly married and Tom drove us to the South Bronx,...

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I was just four years old when the men from my father's birth family gathered for a four generations photograph.  I'm standing in front of my Great-Grandfather, William May.  My Father, Bob is behind him and to the left. And my Grandfather, Fred is to my Dad's right. A more formal...

I remember that when the Saturday before Easter came, our family would go to Tremonton (about 7 miles away from the farm where we lived in East Garland) to grandpa and grandma Adams' house.  About a block away, the public library was situated on a large lot and an East egg...

Every day in my practice as a counselor, I see how our lives are defined by relationships with others. Relationships shape, sustain and strengthen us.  They give our lives meaning—our very identities. And relationships are still, as they always have been, enhanced by sharing our personal experiences and stories. Several years...

    Maybe little girls aren't able to focus on the spiritual side of Easter but the new dress, hat and shoes are great memories.  Of course since women and girls rarely wear hats anymore, that may be difficult to relate to these days.  But those of us "of a certain age"...

  Ok, so you may be thinking that I'm gonna say the typical story of going to Sunday Mass or eating the Ham dinner with the extended family.  That would be completely WRONG!  My younger Brother Tyler and I always got candy for Easter when we were young!!!  That's it, that's...

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