David Kusel's 2014 guestbook





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What a wonderful job you have and still are doing - what a treasure for many families that have come from the Manning, Iowa area. My great grandfather was Lorenz Peter Lorenzen and love seeing many pictures of the relatives still living in that area!! I have many memories of going to Manning from southern Minnesota with my grandparents Thomas and Marie Lorenzen and my parents Lorenz T. and Viola Lorenzen. Many thanks for all of the work !!

Added: August 10, 2014




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Always a fascinating visit. You are still doing incredible work.

Added: August 9, 2014




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David,
Nice visiting with you a couple of weeks ago. Thanks for taking your time to show me around. Greatly appreciate it. Will look for some Manning pictures but might take a while. Would like to talk to you on telephone. Could you send number or some contact number rather than the website. Thanks again Jim


Added: June 30, 2014




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My husbands grandparents are Hugo and Ola Ress. His dad is Ben Ress. My husband is Ben Ress Jr. Ben lived with his grandparents for 3 years I believe 1970-1973. I am trying to find information on the Ress family and the Meisel family.

Added: June 17, 2014




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You are so correct about why your grandfather left Prussia. My Grandfather, Otto Rudnick, also migrated from Prussia. His farm was just south of Trinity Lutheran in Lincoln Township. He and his brothers were sent from Germany by their father so that they would not be in the German army. According to my Aunt Minnie, they falsified their names to leave Germany. They reclaimed them in the United States.

Added: May 13, 2014




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I looked at your site for the memories of Gaillard Frank, I met him years ago in California and am sorry for his passing.

Added: March 17, 2014




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So impressed with your never ending interest in preserving Manning's history; it's schools, churchs, students, veterans, events and entire community. I have been visiting your site since the wonderful coverage of my father, Wade "Bud" Mohr's WWII service.
Thank you Dave for preserving all this great information on Manning, a place I'll always call "home"......


Added: March 7, 2014




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Dave thank you so much for the pictures of my mom and dad.... I can not tell you how special it is to see these pictures. The work you do on this page and for the community of Manning is beyond words, we are lucky to have you doing this. Thank you for all your hard work. Diane

Added: February 18, 2014




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Mystery Family. Working on the Ewoldt family, my great grandfather was Hans Ewoldt1844-1900 from Schleswig Holstein, wife Mary Frick 1849-1945. Hans had a brother Henry 1841-1942, wife Dorthea Vinke 1851. Sister Julia Ewoldt Kruse 1859, husband Joseph Kruse 1849. Many of the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren are unaware Hans, Henry and Julia were siblings. Together they had 31 children some with the same frist names. I am trying to put them all on the same tree. It all started with Claus Ewoldt in Germany. Please contact me if you have information on Henry or Julia, or would like the information I have so far.

Added: February 7, 2014




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My mother was Bernice Koon who worked as a waitress for Bonita Hagedorn (owner) of the Virginia Café for a good many years. At one time I saw a picture of my mom with several other employees of the Virginia café and taken in the restaurant. I would love someone to find that picture and send me a copy. I would gladly pay for a search fee. I don't know if it was in one of the history books or where I saw it but it showed how beautiful my mom was and an excellent waitress either late 40's or early 50's. My brothers were Tom and Gary Koon. I graduated I 1955.
Sicerely
Shannon Goeser, 12545 South Beaver Creek Way, Parker, Co. 80134


Added: February 2, 2014
 
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