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A Heritage Not Forgotten

The Stories of Four Courageous Pioneers and Their Journeys to Minnesota Territory

By: Marvin B. Eppard

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A Heritage Not Forgotten

The Stories of Four Courageous Pioneers and Their Journeys to Minnesota Territory

By: Marvin B. Eppard

A Heritage Not Forgotten is based on the adventurous lives of four of the author’s great-grandparents who were among the first settlers in Mower County, Minnesota, in the 1850s. Adam left his family in Germany, sailed the Atlantic, worked at a lumber camp, and hopped the freight trains to arrive in Wisconsin as a farm laborer. Matilda, a teenage girl, left Hamburg with her family for a grueling journey to Wisconsin. The book includes the romantic account of Adam and Matilda’s courtship and marriage in Wisconsin and their eventful journey to Minnesota by covered wagon. Phillip, a lonely, discouraged young man, left Germany and worked his way through the port in Amsterdam onto a ship bound for New York. As a lumberjack and a farm hand, he found his way to Minnesota Territory. Lucinda, as a nine-year-old girl, traveled with her family about six hundred miles by covered wagons from Ohio to Minnesota Territory. When she was sixteen, Phillip convinced Lucinda’s father that she was old enough for courtship and marriage. Woven into the stories are the faith longings of these four people that drew them to transforming conversion experiences that sustained them through the hardships of pioneer life. These two couples conscripted land, raised large families, and were pillars of faith who helped establish a dynamic church in the author’s hometown of Racine, Minnesota.

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Trafford Publishing

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1466995157

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9781466995154

A Thief in the Pantry

A Love Story Through Loss, Resolve, Grief, Faith, and Victory as Alzheimer’s Strikes

By: Marvin B. Eppard

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A Love Story Through Loss, Resolve, Grief, Faith, and Victory as Alzheimer’s Strikes

By: Marvin B. Eppard

A Thief in the Pantry is a love story. It’s not the typical romance, but a true story of deep, abiding love that saw Marv and Jan through the devastating thievery of Alzheimer’s disease. You will get to know and love Jan as she grew up in a family farm home on the southwestern Minnesota prairie during the Depression and committed to a lifelong marriage to her adventurous pastor-husband. When Thief Alzheimer’s arrived in their home to steal Jan’s memory and dignity, their strong love and devotion to each other enabled Marv to live out his vow to care for her. Woven through the love story is an undercurrent of deep faith from which Marv and Jan drew strength and hope. The journey appears to end with Jan’s death only to find a new road for her in heaven and for Marv as he continues alone. While this book tells a sad story, it also suggests positive solutions to the challenges that caring for Alzheimer’s patients will pose to families and care facilities in the near future. During the journey when Marv asked, “Why Jan?” he was given the stamina to continue on. His insights will help you prepare for the challenge if Thief Alzheimer’s invades your pantry.

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WestBow Press

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1664209530

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9781664209534

A Thief in the Pantry

A Love Story Through Loss, Resolve, Grief, Faith, and Victory as Alzheimer’s Strikes

By: Marvin B. Eppard

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A Love Story Through Loss, Resolve, Grief, Faith, and Victory as Alzheimer’s Strikes

By: Marvin B. Eppard

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A Heritage Not Forgotten

A Heritage Not Forgotten

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