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Maeanna and Bernard and Constance at Easter, 1954, at the Goering farm near Peabody

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Schweitzer Land

http://www.swissmennonite.org/feature_archive/2011/schweitzer_land.pdf From Schweitzer Salt, October 2011 “The Schweitzer forefathers were people of the land in Russia. The SMCHA Research Committee has been interested in this “landed” people’s acquisition of land in Kansas after the 1874 immigration. The area of interest … Continue reading

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The wash house in 2011

For more about the Wash house and the significance to the Goering family, please read The Goering Family History, Part 1, by Jan Regier from the southwest from the west from the southeast Photos by Marcia

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Canton

by Dan Goering The family moved from a farm near Moundridge, Kansas, to the farm north of Canton in 1936.  Having purchased the Simpson property, the family operated a dairy business. Antique collectors may still find glass bottles or perhaps … Continue reading

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The wash house

From the archives of Walter & Frieda; photographed in 2000

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Moundridge Vicinity

from the archives of Dan & Grace

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3 generations at the wash house

From the archives of Walter & Frieda

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Goering family history, part 2

by Jan Regier back to part 1 To continue with the Goering story. For the first year or so they lived on the NE corner of section 23 of the Turkey Creek Township. Then they built a larger house and … Continue reading

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Goering family history, part I

by Jan Regier, November 1992.  Originally published in issue #6 of the Goering Gazette, November 1992. Our ancestors were among a community or village of 73 families which left Kotosufka, Russia August 6, 1984.  The group was led by Jacob … Continue reading

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Turkey Creek Township – Freedom creek: its origin and path through our farm giving us many fond experiences

from the archives of Dan & Grace This is a map of the southeastern corner of Turkey Creek Township. Notes on section 12 (upper right corener): water shed supplies our little creek * s.e. corner – site of Eden Mennonite … Continue reading

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