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Wandering Welk Family Passed Through Berwick, ND

By FREDERICK LEO WELK  As told to his son, Frederick Jr.The origin of the surname Welk is given . . .

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Welk family arrives in North Dakota

By FREDERICK LEO WELK As told to his son, Frederick Jr.The origin of the surname Welk is given in v . . .

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A Christmas Story

A Christmas story Version I I was raised across the river from St. Louis back in the days when dus . . .

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CHRISTMAS Version III

A Christmas Story Version III There was yet another kind of Christmas season waiting for me. I had . . .

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Christmas Version II

A Christmas Story Version II After Sarasota’s growth to a major city, I moved to Paris where Tha . . .

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Polio Vaccine

This is my Polio Vaccine Card given to me upon my first dose of the vaccine in 1964 when I was a chi . . .

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The Christmas Tree Saga

For the first 7 years after having my son, I was playing the role of both father and mother because . . .

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Facts about Lizy

This is written by my son when he was 7 year old right before his favorite pet left this planet eart . . .

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Courage is Driving a Car

What is a superhero? People often think of superheroes as larger-than-life figures who have powe . . .

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A Ghost Story

In early November of 2014, I visited Prague with a friend of mine whose parents were born in Prague, . . .

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World War II Draftee

World War II Draftee My friend and I had been to the movies and we were coming and they were talking . . .

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