By: Jennifer Bender My grandfather, Robert DeJounge was born on February 24, 1947 in Holdrege Nebraska where he lived until age 15. He grew up on a farm with his little brothers Kenney, and Timmy as well as three younger sisters named Nancy, Janie, and Laura. However Timmy, his youngest sibling, died at the age […]
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Family History
By: Danielle Bartolome My grandmother, Concesa Rebong Fernandez, was born April 8, 1931 in the Philippines. My grandmother, nicknamed Mom C by me when I was a child, has always told me stories of her past hoping I would learn from her experiences and from the choices she’s made in her life. This report will […]
Through My Grandpa’s Eyes
By: Kaitlyn Amundsen For most people, it was another ordinary day. January 7th, 1890. In the history books, the date is unknown, seemingly unimportant. In the modern world, the date is not celebrated. It has simply melted into the past with all the other trivial days that no one now has ever lived through. However, […]