Category Archives: Ella Renville

Finding Mabel Hawley

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Carrie Zeman

Saturday morning I got up a few hours before dawn to drive to through the first snowflakes of the season. My destination: eastern Wisconsin to meet Vicki. Our agenda for the day: to find Mabel Hawley. “Some things are just … Continue reading →

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Who was Mabel Hawley?

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Carrie Zeman

What did people do before search engines? I was alive then, but am too young to remember. Last week, a search for Ella Renville of Sisseton, South Dakota hit on a post I made several weeks ago, “Cincapi” Means “Children.” … Continue reading →

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