Lagrange – Bourque Reunion
In April 2019, in Opelousas, Louisiana, descendants of Valrie Bourque, the Richard sisters, and Joseph Cleo Lagrange came together. For some, it was a long-awaited reunion. ….
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Comics, Bannisters and Castles
Before we left for Giessen to meet Dad, I remember Mom taking our car to be shipped to Germany. It was a 1962 white Chevrolet station wagon….
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Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
“Sprechen Sie Deutsch?” was one of the first expressions I learned while living in Germany. It means, “Do you speak German?” ….
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Outside City Limits
In this photo from my teenage years, I am wearing what I loved most at the time, a simple top and a pair of jeans …
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A Year with Momo and Papa
We had just moved back to Opelousas, Louisiana, from Highland Park, Illinois, when this photo was taken of my brother, Glenn, and me with our maternal grandmother ….
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