Ted Leo and Letters From My Great Grandmother's Brother...
In the opening line of one of my favorite Ted Leo songs ("Shake the Sheets"), he sings, "I said, "I wonder how it is I'm standing here, while war is raging everywhere under the sky?" ". I was reading a letter from my great grandmother's brother Bass van Elderen dated February 14, 1915. He was one of the first of my relatives to immigrate to ( Read more... )
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I just stumbled across this entry. Not sure if its still active. Just thought Id let you know that I am a great grandson of Bass. I actually live right down the road from where he set up his farm in Ripon, CA. We grow almonds here now.
Brad Van Elderen
bavaneld@yahoo.com
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