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  • Finding my roots from the remnants in the shed during COVID-19

    Natasha Ragland, Special to Village News|Updated Jul 30, 2020

    When the coronavirus shutdown happened, my family and I finally decided to dig into our storage sheds and confront the boxes of stuff we inherited from my two grandmas, who died 16 and 20 years ago. I found some useful items like Grandma Helen's antique tea pots and cups and saucers, which I've been painting in a still life. Old photos and letters we found reminded us that her parents came from Finland in the early 1900s. My mother Marilee Ragland's father came from German...