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Gretchen Staebler

Gretchen Staebler

I am a Pacific Northwest native transplanted to the southeast for 36 years. In 2012, I returned to my childhood home and fell in love with this corner of the country again. I am a grandmother, a storywriter, a teacher, an attention payer, a hiker, and a back roads wanderer. Check out my website (and my memoir) at www.gretchenstaebler.com.

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Mother Lode: Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver
She promises one year, living with her stubbornly independent 96-year-old mother, cleaning out the house her parents had stashed musty history in for five decades, and getting her mother moved elsewhere. Four years later, the author is still trying to stay sane in the face of her mother’s increasing dementia, fighting old battles and learning respect and acceptance.
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Four
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Four

I took time off from the dig to create gifts for my sisters from my mother’s collections for craft projects. … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Four

Last Chance to Order “Letters Home”!
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Last Chance to Order “Letters Home”!

“War is in full swing in Europe and the Nazis are winning. The United States has a neutrality act in … Continue reading Last Chance to Order “Letters Home”!

Letters Home: An American Farm Family in WWII—It’s a book!
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Letters Home: An American Farm Family in WWII—It’s a book!

My epic war letters book project is finished! Well, it’s at the printer; I’ll get a proof in a couple … Continue reading Letters Home: An American Farm Family in WWII—It’s a book!

Warbegone: Progress Update
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Warbegone: Progress Update

Yesterday, as I approached the end of excerpting my father’s 600 letters from WWII—the last of the siblings to return … Continue reading Warbegone: Progress Update

Christmas 1944
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Christmas 1944

It’s Christmas in the European Theatre of Operations, 1944—75 years ago; but what with letters taking two to six weeks … Continue reading Christmas 1944

War Begone: An American Farm Family in World War II
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War Begone: An American Farm Family in World War II

Veteran’s Day My memoir is on hold, waiting to begin whatever has to happen next to get it to a … Continue reading War Begone: An American Farm Family in World War II

An Ancestral Pilgrimage
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An Ancestral Pilgrimage

“When you work with your hands, you  become more deeply connected with yourself.“ —Julia Gold, co-founder Michigan Folk School It … Continue reading An Ancestral Pilgrimage

My Family of Storytellers for 385 Years in America: Part 3
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My Family of Storytellers for 385 Years in America: Part 3

Someday I will transcribe Joel Brigham (Goodell) Baker’s letters from the Civil War; they are truly amazing. For now, we … Continue reading My Family of Storytellers for 385 Years in America: Part 3

My Family of Storytellers for 385 Years in America: Part 2
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My Family of Storytellers for 385 Years in America: Part 2

Aurilla Stevens, c. 1823 Aurilla Stevens, my great-great grandmother, was born in 1803 the town of Painted Post in New … Continue reading My Family of Storytellers for 385 Years in America: Part 2

My Family of Storytellers for 385 Years in America: Part 1
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My Family of Storytellers for 385 Years in America: Part 1

It is a family tradition that a Goodell either talks or writes.” —Ethel Goodell Clark, my 4th cousin once removed, … Continue reading My Family of Storytellers for 385 Years in America: Part 1

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