Raider in the spotlight
From the Orphanage to the Skies
From the Orphanage to the Skies - Van het weeshuis tot de hemel
VISUAL ADDITIONS TO THE ENGLISH/DUTCh MANUSCRIPT
Chapter 1
| George and Nancy Streeter left Wisconsin in 1883 with a covered wagon headed for Dakota Territory. |
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| They were on the road for about six weeks to Kingsbury County, where they intended to settle. |
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| They crossed the Mississippi at the ferry in Dubuque, Iowa. |
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| On some days, they covered 15 to 20 miles, but only 5 miles in rainy weather. |
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| Eventually, they reached Dakota Territory, where the prairie seemed endless. |
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| Once they arrived in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, they headed to the land office in Watertown. |
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| The Streeters were assigned Section 23, Township 109 North, Range 55 West. See the map. |
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| The first thing they built on the land was a well. |
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| They worked the land and built the rest of the farm. |
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| What George and Nancy and their three sons, accomplished was phenomenal. |
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| In 1890, they fulfilled the requirements of the Homestead Act and received their certificate. |
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| The neighbors and the Streeters also built a small school. |
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| Whitewood No. 6 or the Streeter School was a one-room schoolhouse. |
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| As you can read in the book, around 1895, they lived with ten people on the farm. |
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Chapter 2 |
| The Streeter family has 3 sons and 3 daughters. Picture taken around 1900. |
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| Streeter School or Whitewood 6 on the section of Clarence Streeter. |
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| The three sons left the farm to start their own lives, while the three sisters stayed. |
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Eva lives with her brother William in Spring Lake, near Oldham, South Dakota while going to school in Oldham. |
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| Harry Streeter and Clarence Streeter have farms next to that of their father, George Streeter. The Streeter School of Whitewood No. 6 is located on Clarence Streeter's property. William is living in Watertown. |
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| Her two older sisters also move away, and Eva remains alone on the farm. |
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Chapter 3 |
| Eva is active in the Methodist church in Oldham and does community work there. |
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| During her community work, Eva met Chas Gregory. |
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| Eva en Chas huwen op 7 oktober 1913op de boerdrij in Oldham. |
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| Their marriage is recorded in the Methodist marriage register of Oldham. |
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Written and research by Geert Rottiers on .
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