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Poem: Evenin’ by Robert Knapp
Night drops down with usual clam. The peaceful night birds cry. The whippoorwill reiterates song, Natures own sweet lullaby. An owl hoots, from his lofty perch, A hungry coyote whines, Nocturnal animals in search, Make chills go up one’s spine. … Continue reading
Knapp Family: Our Introduction to the West in 1930
In this story by Robert Knapp, he tells of when the family arrived in 1930 in Oregon as part of their Depression Era move from Wisconsin looking for work. In nineteen thirty, my mother and four brothers came west from … Continue reading
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Poem: The Good and the Bad by Robert Knapp
Written February 3, 1965, as part of the creative writing class taken by Robert Knapp in Lake Stevens/Everett area of Snohomish County, Washington. The Good and the Bad You have all had your portions of sorrow and pain, And have … Continue reading
Poem: My Mother by Robert Knapp (Emma Primley Knapp)
Dated December 1, 1964, written for his mother, Emma Beatrice Primley Knapp, died 1960. My Mother She waited on me hand and foot. That’s as the saying goes. I know great care of me was took, And thanks so seldom … Continue reading
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Charles H. Elwell, License to Master of Steam and Motor Vessels
Charles H. Elwell was well-known as a tug boat captain of the Skagit Chief and other boats around Puget Sound. Among the historical family archives of his descendant, Keral Ellingsworth, she shared the certificate from Seattle’s US Department of Commerce … Continue reading
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Tagged captain, charles h elwell, elwell, knapp, pacific northwest, puget sound, seattle, ship, skagit chief, tug boat
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Everett and Snohomish County, Washington, Research Resources
As I dig into the more recent history of my family, Snohomish County and Everett, Washington, and the surrounding areas played a huge part not just in my life, education, and culture, but also to several branches of my family, … Continue reading
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Tagged anderson, everett, everett history, family research, knapp, washington, washington history, wayne knapp, west
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Lunch On the River on Old Jim With Nonie and Wayne
I have spoken often of how much of my youthful happiness is owed to my wonderful departed sister, Nonie. She was one in a million. She a teacher, mother, and sister to us, especially to my younger brother, Wayne, and … Continue reading
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Tagged knapp, nonie knapp, nora knapp, old jim, peshtigo, peshtigo river, robert knapp, stories, taylor rapids, wayne knapp, wisconsin
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Marinette County, Wisconsin: Research Links and Online Resources
Many of my ancestors lived in Marinette County, Wisconsin, for much of their lives. The Knapp family lived in and around Taylor Rapids, a defunct logging camp town along the Peshtigo River that is now state forest land and completely … Continue reading
My First Chaw Of Tobacco
This is another childhood story by Robert F. Knapp (1913-1994), telling about his first time he and his brother, Wayne Knapp, chewed tobacco. The Clemmens/Clemens family of Kentucky are mentioned. The story takes place in July of 1925 near Taylor … Continue reading
