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Friedrich Seefeldt (b.ca.1830) married Johanna Schultz about 1850, and immigrated in 1859 from Germany to Watertown, Wisconsin, where he died after 1864. Descendants lived in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois,Washington, Georgia, Florida and elsewhere.
The River Raft Pack of Weeping Water Flat is adventure tale of rural American teenage kids—Hap, Patti, Sonny, Yee, Scoot, Breeze, Tubby, Misty, Juan, Melody, Dawn—of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl era who rendezvoused at burrow of sunken barge along Quicksand Slough, endured raft launching fiasco on flooding Missouri River, survived devastating tornado at Willow Grove School, rescued desperate hobo Kermit Bucey at haunted Abandoned Shack, farced at summit of Jones Point, explored wilderness of ancient Aboriginal Village, viewed sinking and aided rescue of riverboat Windy Lee, befriended Austin ‘Scamp’ of Shallow Grave Hollow, fished with Enzo ‘Gig’em’ Durney, witnessed abdu...
The Christian faith is about much more than belief and practices - it's also about the kind of people that we become. Yet some of the biggest barriers to our transformation come from our own toxic narratives about ourselves, narratives that shape the way we see ourselves and the way we interact with the world. We are made with a deep longing in our souls to be wanted, loved, alive and connected to God. Healing our souls requires more than knowing what God thinks about us. Our healing comes not through reason alone, but through revelation. 'The best practice I have seen in Christian spiritual formation' was Dallas Willard's endorsement of the Good and Beautiful series a decade ago. Now this f...
If you want to learn to debate without all the jargon (and without losing your soul) Upside Down Debate is for you. You'll be introduced to debate by learning how to listen before you speak, construct a persuasive argument (or "case") for change, connect with your audience, draw on centuries-old wisdom from classical rhetoric, and engage thoughtfully with your opponents. Experienced coaches of both competitive debaters and business clients, Isaiah and Betsy McPeak bring a wealth of debate war stories and real life anecdotes that make Upside Down Debate anything but theoretical. Whether you're a novice, a veteran debater, or a curious outsider to the debate world, you will grasp what it means...
How can we make it easier for schools and families to work together on behalf of all students? It all begins by tapping into the different strengths educators and parents and caregivers can contribute to building a strong partnership. Partnering with Parents to Ask the Right Questions, by Luz Santana, Dan Rothstein, and Agnes Bain of the Right Question Institute, presents a deceptively simple strategy for how educators can build effective partnerships with parents—especially those who typically have not been actively involved in their children's schooling. It distills complex, important ideas on effective civic participation into an easy-to-learn process that teaches parents two fundamenta...
Is it fine art, social commentary, or simply vandalism? This highly illustrated book probes the issues surrounding the proliferation of graffiti in American cities. 108 photos, 48 in color.