Forgive me for another post so soon but I received so many emails about going home I feel compelled to share one more story. In 1926 my father immigrated to this great land at the age of 23. He left his family in Sweden and came to America to seek a better life. He always dreamed of returning home to see his family but he never did. Because of a language barrier we lost contact with all Dad's family until I was able to find in 1999 while doing research on my computer. I sent a letter and one morning after church I received a phone call from two first cousins in Sweden. One year later my wife and I spent two wonderful weeks in Sweden with my new family. We visited my father's birthplace, his childhood village, and his school. We were also able to visit the beautiful cemetery where both my grandparents are laid to rest. Knowing my father's dream to return home never came true I did one little thing for him. I went to my father's grave in Dorchester, Wisconsin, and I took some soil and rocks from his graveside. I took it to Sweden and mixed it in the soil of his parent's graves. Then I took some soil and rocks from my grandparent's graves and from my father's childhood home and I took them to Dorchester and mixed them with the soil on my father's grave. Now for eternity the ground from the two homes my father loved shall now be but one. By the way, this morning I received a wonderful email from my Cousin Patrik in Sweden wishing us a happy midsummer. He included many pictures of my Swedish family "back home".
I promise no more postings. I will sit back and enjoy what all my TAGS friends write. Kenneth G. Anderson 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 715-839-8470 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
