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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.
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