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6: Grandfathers and the Mink Creek Chapel
“Hey dad…when did the Hansens immigrate to Mink Creek? Did they help build any chapels there?” This story begins a few years ago when our son Chad asked me these questions. The reason he asked is that the CEO of his company was heading to a family reunion in Mink Creek, Idaho to tell the… Continue reading
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5: My Best Friend in Soda Springs was my cousin?
“That sounds like our family’s story!” A few years ago I taught a Sunday School class when I was serving as a Family History Consultant in our ward. I chose to give a lesson about family mantras or themes that are passed down through the generations. As an example I told a brief story about… Continue reading
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4: Where there is Heart Room there is House Room – Even in a Dugout
“I think we’re related!” Our daughter Heidi while attending Utah State hears a familiar family story from her professor Our children had all heard bits and pieces of the story about our Christensen ancestors who in the late 1800s lived in a dugout in the small community of Mink Creek, Idaho. Eventually the Christensens moved… Continue reading