By Mary Fairchild LINK TO MANDULA & TURUC FAMILY PHOTOS HERE Peter Turuc b 14 July 1875 Romania d 28 March 1939 Gary, IN m. Mary Mandula b. ABT 1880 Romania. They had three children: Vasil b. ABT 1900 Romania. Vasil was sponsored by his grandmother, Maria Mandula, and immigrated to Gary, Indiana. He married, changed…
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Kayaking the Apostle Islands: Kennedys, Native Americans, Religion, and Myth
By Mary Fairchild Paddling around Eagle Island, 2009; the island is protected by Critical Species Natural Area. Last fall, on September 24th, Chequamegon Bay JFK Day marked Kennedy’s visit to the Apostle Islands area thirty years ago (Sept. 24, 1963). Chequamegon was applied to the region by traders and missionaries which derives from a Chippewa(Ojibwe) word, shagwaumikong, meaning soft beaver dam….