I grew up in Austin, MN and remember several STRATTONS in town. Shelia Bachelder Meandering Minnesota Meadows webachel@wolf.co.net -----Original Message----- From: minnesota-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:minnesota-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carole Dyke Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 6:59 PM To: minnesota@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MINNESOTA] Southern Minnesota OK, I'll make a snowangel for you. Besides Hall, I have Strattons from Minnesota, also. Mostly southern part. Carole ----- Original Message ----- From: "T and L Hoper" <hoperfamily@yahoo.com> To: <minnesota@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 4:04 AM Subject: Re: [MINNESOTA] Southern Minnesota > Hi Carole, > > Windom area here :) . Went to Pipestone a lot while I was in HS for the > sports teams. > > My main families are in Jackson, Lakefield and Okabena, with some I have > found, in the Mt. Lake area. Who woulda thunk huh?? LOL Through > research, I have some distant cousins in Pipestone also, what surname, I > dont remember, I would have to go back through my records. > > I miss my snow terribly, but not the cold or scooping it. I miss the > season changes. While everything there should be bright oranges, reds and > yellows.... I am basically stuck with green and then after the "hard" > freeze (usually in Jan), I get brown... LOL. > > Through my trip back home this past 4th of July, I got to see the > homestead of my mother's family :) That was interesting because they > still have a portion of the original house. I thought it was a corncrib > because it was so..... "breezy" looking...I could basically see right > through it. How did they stay warm???? > > Anyways, enough babbling. Everyone make a snowangel for me this year :) > > Lori L (Aden) Hoper > > > --------------------------------- > Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small > Business. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MINNESOTA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MINNESOTA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message