Kari's Clan
By jeand
The story of my great great grandmother. I only quite recently found out anything at all about this branch of my family.
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Kari's Clan - 1
January 3, 1906 It was a bitterly cold day in Argyle, Wisconsin. As Berte gingerly picked her way over the icy road for the mile or so to the town,...
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Kari's Clan - 2
Berte pushed open the kitchen door and delivered the used dishes. “How did it go?” “Not very well. I don’t think she likes me much.” “She was very...
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Kari's Clan - 3
Berte opened the next letter, and began to read. 26 September, 1848 Dear family, We are all well and hope that you are too. Although I myself enjoyed...
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Kari's Clan - 4
“Shall we go on to read another one?” Berte asked Kari. “Let’s have a break and you can go down and bring up the coffee. Did you bring any cake with...
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Kari's Clan - 5
“Why did you go to Moscow when your brother was living in Perry?” asked Berte. “My husband, Ole, had relatives who’d settled in Moscow, and they’d...
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Kari's Clan - 6
“Do you have a picture of him?” asked Berte. “Only this group picture of his unit (see above) and I’m not even sure which of them is he. I hardly...
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Kari's Clan - Epilogue
I still had another 10 chapters or so to post, on Kari's life and the stories of her relatives. However, I was beginning to feel it was all rather...
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