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Fun Family Facts
I went with my grandmother to the cemetery where her mother was buried today, as she didn't want to go by herself. I never really knew much about her side of the family, so it was interesting to learn that both of her parents had brothers who committed suicide and that her mother's mother died in an insane asylum. I also learned that her father was all set up to be a farmer but lost everything in the Great Depression and ended up renting farmland in a town over an hour away and moving the family there (my parents actually lived in that house for a time as well - when I was born, actually). We drove around a bit, and although most places had been torn down and built over, the house where she was born still existed. Then we ate a huge meal at an Amish restaurant. I need to write some of this down the next time she and I talk about family history. Same thing with my grandfather. My dad's researched his side of the family fairly extensively, but I know much less about Mom's side.
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