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Ioway

Posted on October 8, 2021 by vanbraman

Today I ran across an official document with the address for someone listed as Ioway. I have of course heard people say Ioway, but don’t recall seeing it in print. There is a tribe of Native Americans known as the … Continue reading →

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The 1918 Flu Epidemic

Posted on August 24, 2016 by vanbraman

This evening I was looking through some old family letters and ran across a first hand account of the 1918 Flu Epidemic. I will share the account later in the post. The letter was written to my 2nd great-grandmother, Della … Continue reading →

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