Sorry for not responding right away, been a very, very busy month for us
at the Gillis home. We had company from Montana, Kansas and Michigan,
phew, what a busy time! Sorry we missed out on the meeting with Phyllis
and all who attended. This week we travel to Grand Forks to attend our
neice Angie Gillis’s graduation. She is receiving her doctorette in
psychology and we are so very proud of her. So looks like a family
gathering over there taking place. Hope you had a good summer and maybe
will catch you all next visit. Take care.
Verena and Pete
PS: Pete is doing very good, had 6 chemo sessions, PSA went back down and
the tumor shrunk some so they are just going to monitor him now very
close.
Thank you for posting my message on your blog. I have spent many hours reading past posts in my quest for genealogy information and am excited to be on your distribution list.
I have attached the picture of my Dad in his shop in Dunseith in 1959 and would love to see any pictures that anyone has…or hear about their memories.
My Dad’s twin brother was Darrel Fugere (Willow city) married to Esther Cote Fugere and Duaine (Dunseith) married to Donna Norby Fugere, is his brother. Their sister is Wilma Fugere Evans of Devils Lake.
Lois Tweten’s father Kenneth Tweten was my Mom’s (Donna Jean Tweten Fugere) brother. My Mom was born in Rolette and is the daughter of John & Lillian Tweten.
I had emailed my mom some of the stories about Dad’s garage from your blog and she emailed me back with these comments that I thought you’d like to see. She said:
Donna Jean TwetenFugere’s comments
This is an interesting article. I remember a lot of the history of these garages these people commented on, and of course the part Dad
played in all of that. I don’t remember the ice house they talked about, but I hope you can find out more about it, Kim.
I haven’t seen Dick Johnson for many years, but I worked with his Mom, Bernice at the Bank in Dunseith. Dick was quite young when
his parents, Don & Bernice were murdered in their home north of Dunseith. They were both such nice people & I felt so sorry for Dick.
He was the only child they had. Mom
I am currently working on a Fugere/Tweten Family Tree that is posted on Ancestry.com. I wanted to create a central family tree online for people to be able to view for many generations to come. Anyone is free to make comments on pictures that they have information about, or a story to tell. Corrections to anything I have posted in error is greatly appreciated and will be welcomed. Each person that is on the Tree has their own “Profile Page” that tells their personal history. They can add as little or as much as they would like. Even non-family members are encouraged to add to the tree as they too are part of our families history.
If anyone has something they’d like to add to the tree, I would be thrilled to have it. Below are some ideas that I came up with:
Pictures….A Graduation picture for each person’s profile picture would be nice…or any favorite pictures that you may have from your personal collection… Wedding pictures…Baby pictures…Kids School pictures…Baptism…Confirmation…First Communion…Headstones…Birth Announcements…Trophies…Rewards…Metals…Sports…Family Reunion Pictures…fun stuff from your yearbook…band pictures…
Documents such as…Newspaper articles… Obituary’s… Marriage, Birth or Death Certificates…War Records…Land Purchases… Diplomas…Rewards…School Records …Church records…even favorite recipes!!!
I also thought it would be fun to see if we could get people to write stories about… “Days Gone By”…that “Special Relative”… “I Remember When” stories… “What it was like to Grow up when they did”… “Happy or Sad Events” in their lives… “Funny Stories” … “War Times”… “School Days”… “Poems”…. The sky’s the limit!!!
For Privacy reasons the Tree is set as “Private” at ancestry.com so that the public is not able to view it. If someone on your Blog would be interested in viewing our Tree, all they would have to do is give me their email address so I can send them a formal “invitation” thru ancestry.com. There is no fee to view the tree. I would love to exchange pictures, stories, information, etc. with anyone interested. I am more than willing to pay for printing, copying, shipping expenses, etc.
My Mom & I have just come back from a 5 week trip to North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming and Wisconsin in search of genealogy information. The Fugere side of my family had a fantastic Family Reunion in Minot and my Auntie Eleanor (Tweten Mattson) turned “90” on June 27th and we had a great time visiting with everyone at her party in Rolette. It was a trip that I will never forget. I will be adding lots of stuff to the tree in the upcoming weeks.
Thank you for sharing all of this with your readers.
Sincerely,
Kim (Fugere) Ogilvie
2600 NE 6th PLace
Renton, Washington 98056
Hm. 425-255-3623
Cell 206-683-1008
