Category: Family
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Cousins Breakfast
A significant phenomenon in retirement was Cousins Breakfast – CB for short. Started about 30 years ago by Margaret Kroeker and Ruth…
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Wiens Reunion
My interest in family history began with a lunch with my Dad, Peter A Kroeker, my aunt, Nettie Kroeker, and my uncle,…
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Zoe
My granddaughter Zoe is 23 years old still working on extended university studies. She has accomplished significant projects. In high school and…
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Brendan
My grandson Brendan is 23 years old already. It’s shocking to realize how quickly time has flown since he was born. It…
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Grandma Angel II
This story is about the puppet show that never happened.. My two youngest grandchildren call her Grandma Angel. Once, not long ago,…
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Grandma Angel I
Grandma Angel in heaven was walking away from the Throne Room down Gold Street. She was looking for her friend Gabriel, who…
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My sister Mary
This afternoon I’m visiting my sister Mary. She lives in Donwood Manor in Winnipeg. She’s celebrating her 92nd birthday this month, September…
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Trinity TV
When I moved to Winnipeg from Nebraska to become editor of Manitoba Moods, my cousins Willard and Betty Thiessen launched the It’s…
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Rebecca
We lived in Lincoln, Nebraska, when Rebecca was born. She was the youngest of three daughters, a free spirit. In Lincoln the…
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Lara
Lara came quickly. We were still living in Regina. We had practised driving fast to the hospital, but when the day came,…