The family history reports for each family used to be arranged alphabetically. They will now be found by town, along with historical and present-day information specific to each town.

We visited the sites of my paternal and maternal ancestors homes and farms in September 2025. Our local hosts in the Lastrup area  - Marget Schulte and Josef Meyer - invited a reporter from the regional newspaper, the Münsterländische Tageszeitung, to join us for our meetings and our visits to the farms where my paternal ancestors lived and worked.
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********** THIS SITE IS GOING THROUGH A MAJOR REMODEL **********

I had a very successful trip to northwestern Germany
September 7 -21, 2025. 
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​Families of Ossian, Festina, and St. Lucas

This site contains the farm, immigration, and family histories of three small towns in Northeast Iowa. My name is Bruce Kuennen. I have been researching these families since 2003. I make every effort to avoid errors, but they do occur. When they are brought to my attention, I immediately correct them in my main database. The changes are reflected here when new files are uploaded. Corrections, questions, comments, and suggestions are all welcome. Please use the contact form below.

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