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February 4, 2013

In Memory of Maria Braun Fast, 1899-1939

Pelee Island was my home for the first nine years of my life. Mom had come to Pelee in 1925; Dad in 1930. My earliest memory goes back to the summer of 1939. I was seventeen months old and Maria Fast was dying of Tuberculosis. Her husband Peter Fast was mother’s cousin. Their children were […]

Article by Astrid Koop / Filed Under: Stories Then /

January 28, 2013

About Our Footprints

Footprint and the word "home" drawn into beach sand. A wave is getting close.

Footprints…what are footprints?  When I hear this word I see the poem “Footprints”, in my mind, or other footprints along the beach disappearing when the waves wash over them, or many footprints in the snow where children have been playing and which disappear with new snowflurries. Here, at this place, we have decided that the posts […]

Article by Helga Harder / Filed Under: Footprints /

January 25, 2013

Events for January, February, and coming in May 2013

Travelogues: We are looking forward to two more travelogues this Winter. A travelogue is an opportunity for a person or group of people to discuss and show pictures of their recent travels. Those who attend enjoy the photos, stories, and discussions about the region being presented.  It is a great way to receive first-hand knowledge about […]

Article by Shelley Enns / Filed Under: Events /

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