The Quiet Conquest

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HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0dde8690.jpg" border=0 width="1000" height="1385" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0dee8670.jpg" border=0 width="1000" height="615" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0dfe8350.jpg" border=0 width="1000" height="1333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0e0e8350.jpg" border=0 width="1000" height="1333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> And here is the information on the Goss farm - where my grandfather Jens started working in 1905, and eventually purchased.  The buildings mentioned were torn down June 2010.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="0e1e8480.jpg" border=0 width="1000" height="1096" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>