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Excerpts from a personal autobiography of Albertus Vogt, which was printed in the Ocala Banner in 1893. “In my memory there is a sacred picture which I feel is no sacrilege togive the public a glimpse of, for in the main the public heart is right, thebetter nature predominates in the majority of people. Born with…
From: The Dunnellon Citizen C. Y. Miller, Publisher Published Every Friday Member of the Florida Press Assn.Ore Dollar a Year Affiliated with the National Editorial Assn. The following was first printed in the Ocala Banner in 1899: A Tribute to a Benefactor Written by L. L. Aiken While you and I differ in politics, it does seem to me…
FAMILY RECORD Marriages Page 1: John W. Vogt and Maggie Vassie, married November 21, 1889 at Dunnellon, Florida. Adelaide Bonita Vogt and Claude Watson Thomason, married November 23, 1910 St. John’s Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, Fla. William Vassie Vogt and Helen Ray Heisley, married June 23, 1918, at First Christian Church, Deland. Fla. John Walker Vogt…
Below follows an article written by my grandmother, Mary Vogt Duval. I never new I had ancestors from Hamilton, Ontario! A kind, loving, thoughtful, caring lady with a wonderfulsense of humor are the words to describe our grandmother, allfive feet, three inches of her. She was a brunette with veryfair skin and bright, clear blue eyes,…
JOHN WALKER VOGT Margaret Vassie’s first husband was a tall, handsome man with blue eyesand black hair, who was known to be a gentle, well-educated man. As an or-phan boy before his sixth birthday, and who probably did not remember hisparents, he learned to be adjustable. He was fortunate to be reared and edu-cated by an uncle,…
many people have been asking what David Duval has been doing recently. I’m not sure which David Duval they’re talking about, but since people are asking, I might as well give a few updates about my life. on September 28, 2023 I arrived in Hangzhou China and then spent the next couple of months exploring…
So being in digital marketing and web development, of course I am always studying websites to see what attracts people to them. Unfortunately, I don’t think too many people will be too interested in my net worth since I am not a golfer. I did play golf from maybe able 6 until 13. My grandfather…
I don’t always post about software projects that I am involved in, but this one is interesting, because it is the first app our company created for a customer who does not speak English! This is a shopping app where people can purchase products, and earn credit as they participate and refer other people to…
This is a prayer my grandparents read to me by my bedside as I was preparing to go to sleep as a child: “Father, we thank you for the night and for the beautiful Morning light, for rest and food and loving care, and all that makes the day so fair. Help us to do…