Monica Kerker Vaars
Pictured here, it is easy to see the confidence and kindness in her eyes. She lived in Switzerland, Chaska, and N. Minneapolis. Also a...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Sep 15, 2021
- 1 min
Rose Anne Vaars Burns
Raised in North Minneapolis, Rose Anne had two brothers and two sisters. She married Tom Burns, and they had six children; two daughters...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Sep 15, 2021
- 1 min
Dorothy (Dot) Bonnett
Dot, seated here, with her long-time friends. Born in Minneapolis in 1919, the youngest of six, and daughter of Roseanne Vaars and Tom...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
Sister Jeanne Marie Bonnett
Pictured here, I tell her story in the chapter titled: St. Catherine’s University, A Different Calling. Sister Jeanne Marie is the...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
Joseph Thomas Kerker (J.T.)
J.T. pictured here became Rosa’s favorite brother. Their mutual talent in music lasted their entire lives. Thanks to ongoing contact with...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
Sister Pauline
Sister Pauline Malinkrodt, founder of the Sisters of Christian Charity, Paderborn Germany. It was evident that she was a remarkable woman...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
Chaska Historical Society
I obtained a great deal of information from a book written on behalf of the Chaska Historical Society. Pictured here is the book, which...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Here is a picture of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She wrote her autobiography, a compelling read, as she is the women’s suffragists most...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Aug 10, 2021
- 1 min
Consumption
In the 19th century tuberculosis was known as “consumption”. Consumption is defined as, "a wasting away of the body." To understand what...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Aug 10, 2021
- 1 min
Cholera
Cholera is a bacterial disease, causing severe diarrhea and dehydration, usually spread in water. It is an acute diarrheal disease that...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Aug 10, 2021
- 1 min
Diphtheria
Diphtheria was commonly referred to as the strangling angel of children. The disease is a bacteria spread through contact with an...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Aug 6, 2021
- 1 min
Voyage across the Atlantic
The daunting voyage across the ocean was tolerated much better by the older children compared to Agnes and Rosa. What must it have been...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Jun 28, 2021
- 1 min
What really happened to Agnes?
In Listening to Her Own Voice, tragedy falls on the Kerker family. During Agnes's birthday celebration, Rosa and her family cannot find...
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