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Dec 20, 2007 - Roots, Part Two

December 20. Roots, Part Two. If you have been reading this journal, you know that we went to Douglas, Wyoming in September to visit my (Herb's) roots, and to try to learn something about my father's family that were early settlers in that area. Today we made a small pilgrimage to dig up Darlene's roots in Northeastern Oklahoma. Darlene's Dad was born in a cabin near Vinita, Oklahoma, in 1927. He grew up in depression and dust bowl era Oklahoma on a 40 acre farm with his parents and three siblings. Darlene's dad, Don Sanborn, is a great...

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