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Meet a Friend
Our President
 
JoAnn Jeremiason Laguardia
 

I'm New!  And here's a few things you might want to know.

 

  I was born in Belle Fourche, a ranch town of 4,500 residents in western South Dakota, and the geographical center of the USA.  My father, Hans Jeremiason, was the son of a Norwegian immigrant.  Grandfather, Isaac Jeremiason,  was  a  miner in the Homestake gold mine in Lead, South Dakota.  He  met Hilda Nordin, a  Swede, and they were married in Deadwood, South Dakota. They homesteaded on fertile farm land in Butte County, and raised seven boys and one girl.  Norma Owens, my mother, was the daughter of Daniel Lafayette Owens and Effie Lena Cochrun.  Daniel  trailed cattle from Texas to Wyoming and took up a homestead near the Montana line in Crook County. In 1886 Grandmother Effie's   family diary reads:  "...they lived in Iowa before getting up a team of horses and rigging an old wagon to move west."

 

   After graduation from the University of Wyoming - Secondary Language Arts - I moved from Laramie for my first teaching stint at Cheyenne East High School.  I met Bob, an Air Force Captain, and three years later we were married at Francis E Warren  Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming.    Our next assignment was  Hill Air Force Base in Utah.  I taught English at Clearfield High School located near Ogden, Utah.  At the end of a four year military commitment Bob and I settled  in Denver, Colorado.  After three years of  teaching at  Littleton High School, I was a Librarian at Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Children's Librarian for Arapahoe Library District, and lastly, Librarian for Sheridan Middle and High Schools.  I  retired in 2009.

 

   Our oldest daughter Elizabeth is married to Scott Allen.  Their first child, Owen, was born in May 2010.  Daughter Megan and Todd Land  have three year old Payson and in September 2010 Dillon  became the third grandson.

 

      As a thirty year Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society member, I thank the members for entrusting me with the position of leadership. This group is defined by  exceptional talent and dedication.  It is an inspiration to be expanding  genealogical skills,  and reaching out to each of you with the many opportunities for involvement.     

 

JoAnn LaGuardia
JoAnn LaGuardia - President
2011-2012