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Cedar Rapids Trip

I recently went to Cedar Rapids, IA and various nearby cities in Iowa and Illinois to meet and get to know relatives on my Dad's side of the family that I'd never met; uncles, aunts, cousins, etc. I spent 9 days in that area, seeing all sorts of things that had to do with my "roots". Here's some photos of my trip.
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A family buried together.
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A family buried together.

More relatives and my Dad and Luman's cousin Bob who's not buried yet but has his headstone ready, waiting for a deceased date to be added whenever his time comes.
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More relatives and my Dad and Luman's cousin Bob who's not buried yet but has his headstone ready, waiting for a deceased date to be added whenever his time comes.

Ellen, my cousin-once-removed, heading to the back of the cemetary's chapel.  The patio area in back was created by her family in memory of her brother, who was killed in the war.  His was the headstone on the left in the previous picture.  She and Bob are brother/sister.
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Ellen, my cousin-once-removed, heading to the back of the cemetary's chapel. The patio area in back was created by her family in memory of her brother, who was killed in the war. His was the headstone on the left in the previous picture. She and Bob are brother/sister.

A marker for her brother alongside the paved patio of the previous photo.
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A marker for her brother alongside the paved patio of the previous photo.

Luman & Sharon in Ellen's ballroom addition to their home.  It looks out on one of the fairways of a golf course that makes up part of their backyard.  They hosted us overnight and we had a wonderful time but too much wonderful food! :))
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Luman & Sharon in Ellen's "ballroom" addition to their home. It looks out on one of the fairways of a golf course that makes up part of their backyard. They hosted us overnight and we had a wonderful time but too much wonderful food! :))

Ellen's husband, Jerry in the same room, opposite end.
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Ellen's husband, Jerry in the same room, opposite end.

Their gorgeous living/dining/kitchen area.
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Their gorgeous living/dining/kitchen area.

Looking out past their deck at their backyard golf course fairway.
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Looking out past their deck at their backyard golf course fairway.

Us around their dinner table.  Ellen & Jerry's daughter (Denise), my second cousin, is behind Sharon with her Mom at the end. Luman accidentally got cut out of the picture.  My birthday was the day before and Sharon's was in a few days so our desserts had something special on top.
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Us around their dinner table. Ellen & Jerry's daughter (Denise), my second cousin, is behind Sharon with her Mom at the end. Luman accidentally got cut out of the picture. My birthday was the day before and Sharon's was in a few days so our desserts had "something special" on top.

(L-R): Me, Ellen, Luman (who are cousins to each other), Denise and Sharon just before we ate dessert.
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(L-R): Me, Ellen, Luman (who are cousins to each other), Denise and Sharon just before we ate dessert.

Donna, another second-cousin-once-removed to me.  We stopped briefly at her lovely home enroute to taking me to Chicago's O'Hare Int'l airport for my return trip and shared coffee together around a table full of friendly faces.
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Donna, another second-cousin-once-removed to me. We stopped briefly at her lovely home enroute to taking me to Chicago's O'Hare Int'l airport for my return trip and shared coffee together around a table full of friendly faces.

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