Johann Wilhelm Abel was my great grandfather. In the early 1860s, he began preparations to leave his home in western… Read more A trunkful of memories
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Cold-Call DNA
DNA. Sure, I learned about that in high school biology with Mrs. Persing but … that was a few years… Read more Cold-Call DNA
Christmas Eve, in fading memory
Christmas Eve … we packed into the farm home of my mother’s childhood, along with the families of her sister and… Read more Christmas Eve, in fading memory