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Date: 15 Jul 2010
Why is it so hard to find a Corsica city office phone number? I know you have an office with their own hours but it would be nice to be able to contact someone when you need to. -P Nielsen Try 605-946-5421 |
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Date: 02 Jul 2010
I just wanted to write a short note about Corsica and two of its residents. I have been friends of Joyce and Edd Star for many years and have enjoyed their company. I live in Langley Township British Columbia, Canada. Corsica holds fond memories, hot summer nights watching a baseball game with my friend Darwin star, then running for cover when the siren went off indicating a storm in the area. I hope to visit your town again and two of it's finest citizens. God Bless all of you and the values that are part of your community. Tony de Jong |
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Date: 28 Apr 2010
I am still wondering about the cosica city wide rummage? -annoynomous (sic) (Sorry you missed the rummage sales that were held in March in conjunction with Appreciation Day. It was posted on the front page bulletin board at corsicasd.com. We were unable to contact you directly since you included no contact information in your submissions. Watch the bulletin board on the front page for that info in the future.) |
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Date: 05 Mar 2010
Correction to my February 27 post ... my grandfather Rev. Samuel Brondsema was a pastor in Colton, not Corsica, SD. Although, from reading his diaries (1913 - 1975) I notice he had many entries of visits to and with people from Corsica. Daniel VanMeurs, Grand Rapids, MI, danvm@ti-gr.com |
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Date: 27 Feb 2010
Does Corsica have a city wide rummage? I know it is early in the season yet but I am new to the area and was just wondering if anyone knows if they do and if so approx. when it is held? Thanks! |
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Date: 27 Feb 2010
My grandfather Samuel (Sikke) Brondsema was a pastor in Corsica from 1917 for a few years. He had a cousin, also a Samuel (Sikke) Brondsema, born 6 Nov 1887 Middelstum, Groningen, died Apr 1979, who lived in Corsica. I would like to make contact with this family from Corsica to help fill in some Brondsema family history. Daniel VanMeurs, Grand Rapids, MI, danvm@ti-gr.com -Daniel VanMeurs |
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Date: 12 Feb 2010
Greetings to all my friends in Corsica and environs! What fun to read all these entries from many people I knew/know through the years past. I especially enjoyed the entry concerning the name Corsica. When I went to the USD I did a place name study of the places in Douglas County. How about that? It was also fun to hear comments about The Up-To-Date Shop, our family business. But my real reason for getting connected is that I'm trying to write my memoirs for my family and need a copy of the articles I wrote for the GLOBE the summer of 1960. I Think we called them "Traveling in Europe" by Ervie or Winerva Van Roekel. I had done the same in 1959 on my trip to Alaska, but I have copies of those. Is it possible to get copies of my 1960 articles? My email address is geoerv@juno.com. My address: 17122 - 25th Ave. NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155. We are a suburb just north of Seattle. Thanks! |
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Date: 12 Feb 2010
I am wondering if the gentleman that signed his name Gene Noteboom ever lived in Madison, SD? I used to live in Madison and remember a family by that last name. Sir if you are that person would you mind giving me a call at the number listed below? |
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Date: 25 Jan 2010
Thanks Mr. Vanden Hoek, for your eventual reply! My Corsican colleagues will be glad to hear about the origin of our hometown in SD. Corsican natives take great pride in their culture and heritage and will be thrilled to know the hard work of their ancestors played an important role in the town's establishment. Cheers! -Lindsey Reimnitz |
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Date: 23 Dec 2009
On 15 October 2009, Lindsey Reimnitz inquired about the name of Corsica and how it came about. The following excerpt is taken from a publication of the Corsica Globe during the towns 75 Anniversary. "Reportedly the name was chosen at an informal meeting of a handful of local people with a few railroad executives. It is told that at that meeting the first name submitted was "Little Napoleon", after the crew foreman, but after some discussion that was decided to be too cumbersome. Other names were brought up which won favor with a few in the group but were then dropped. At last someone suggested that since the railroad workmen had played such an important role in the town's beginning, why not name the town after their home island of Corsica. The name "Corsica" was agreed upon, and thus this small town in South Dakota received its name from an island in the Mediterranean." Will Vanden Hoek |
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Date: 21 Dec 2009
I forget to give my email-address for contacts [See 11 Aug 2009 post below] about the Mennink/Menning family, original from Drenhe in the Netherlands. I have researched this family back to 1697. Jan Niemeijer, Veendam, the Netherlands, email: janniemeijer@zonnet.nl |
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Date: 15 Oct 2009
I grew up in Corsica but am currently living in the south of France. Many people here are interested in our hometown (because the name corresponds to the island of Corsica located in the Mediterranean Sea, not far off the coast of France). I am wondering, why was the town named Corsica? -Lindsey Reimnitz [no email address was submitted] |
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Date: 11 Oct 2009
Does anyone have any information on the Roberts family? They had 4 boys. Milo,George,Virgel and Lauren.I would like to get in touch with them. If anyone has any information please let me know. Grantvogel@hotmail.com |
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Date: 11 Aug 2009
I have researched the family Menning, original from the Netherlands. I have made a book about the descendents of the three brothers Hendrik, Klaas and Seine Menning. They emigrated at the end of the 19th Century and settled in Iowa and later on in South Dakota and Minnesota. I like to have email-contact with descendents, so I can made a double check about the information I got and foud. Thanks. -Jan Niemeijer phone: 0031598617644 [post did not supply an email address] |
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Date: 17 Jul 2009
My name is Grant Vogel, Son of John and Gertie Vogel. I lived in the Corsica area until 1936.Then I moved to California, now live in Seal Beach, Ca. Nice to read coments by others that used to live in or near Corsica. Love to hear from Corsica friends. e mail# grantvogel@hotmail.com |
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Date: 31 Mar 2009
My father, Peter DeVries, died Feb. 25 from multiple myeloma cancer. To the end of his life, he had fond memories of the little town where he grew up. (For those of you who are wondering, his parents were Art & Rena DeVries. Art's name is still on the silo on the old DeVries farm.) I am very grateful we were able to make one last trip to Corsica with Dad last summer... Cindy DeVries Brick |
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Date: 12 Mar 2009
Corsica website is so helpful i was wondering how to get to the school website so i went here dave keller |
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Date: 16 Jan 2009
My great great Grandfather was Sikke Brondsema. I have family info on the Brondsema family going back to 1680. My e mail address is JBrond55@aol.com |
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Date: 10 Oct 2008
I have made a family tree of the Mennings. A lot of the descendents of this Dutch family live in South Dakota, near Mitchell. I like to have contact with one of them. Jan Niemeijer Phone: 598-617644 (this is the way it was submitted!) |
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Date: 30 Apr 2008
Good morning. I got a very pleasant surprise this morning. I was planning to drop off some seed corn at the Corsica Coop and wanted to get some directions for my driver. In the process, I found your links to Answers In Genesis and Focus on the Family. I am so,so,so pleased and impressed with your choice of links. God Bless all of you. Garry W. Gruhn, Manilla, IA |
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Date: 26 Apr 2008
Looking on the favorites of our computer and saw that my wife had saved the Corsica Web site. Wanted to let everyone know that your pancake breakfast held for customer appreciation is a great reminder of what living is really like. Miss those events more than I really wanted to admit. hockey.30@bis.midco.net Dave Fey |
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Date: 07 Dec 2007
Weather cloudy, temp. 28 degrees- 4 inches of snow on the ground in Treadwell, New York Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Howard Weerheim |
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Date: 09 Nov 2007
A special "HELLO" to all my friends in Corsica! Graduated from medical school in May 2006 and I am now in my 2nd yr. of residency in anesthesia in Chicago. Best of all, my husband, Brian and I had our first child, Isaiah, 2 weeks before I graduated! I hope the Lord has been as good to all of you as He has been to us! Best wishes to all! If you care to e-mail, please send them to marlyc_99@yahoo.com . |
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Date: 12 Oct 2007
I am 33 years old looking for my real grandparents only have a year name De Groot my dad was adopted and his brother in Holland around 1946 1947 nick cornelious and Case now Apeldoorn than De Groot I live in California have kids and understand dutch thanks sandy 10-07 sandy effle apeldoorn |
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Date: 12 Aug 2007
I am searching for information on Gerrit Schouwink b. 1865 and d. 28 May 1907 in Lonneker. I would appreciate any help people can give me for descendants of Jan Herman Voogsgeerd b.1864 and his wife Hermina Holter as well. Thank You. allisonvm@hotmail.com Allison M., Canada |
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Date: 08 May 2007
It was wonderful to visit last month, with folks in tow. My father, Peter DeVries, grew up on a farm outside town -- his dad's name, Art DeVries, is still visible on the silo on the old farm. Dad really enjoyed seeing the old home sights...and so did I. Anyone with news on the DeVries and Baas families in the Corsica area, feel free to write one of your cousins here in Colorado! Cindy (DeVries) Brick |
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Date: 27 Apr 2007
I am looking for the descendants of Sikke Brondsema, so that I can continue my family history. Sikke was called up for WWI, and the card states he lived in Corsica, SD. I note that an earlier post was from some Brondsemas, so the family must still be there. Could someone from the family please email me at asrelouw@bigpond.net.au so that I can continue the research. It would be greatly appreciated. Andre Relouw, Horsham AUST |
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Date: 25 Feb 2007
Hello, Looking for information about Roy D. Beukelman He was KIA during WWII - 23 march 1944. His plane collided with another one in the vicinity of Vollenhove - The Netherlands .... Looking for Cora Beukelman and relatives. At the moment I'm searching for names related to my town. Of those B-24’s, some came down alive with their parachutes ( 4 ? ), the others were killed, and at the time buried in the Cemetery of Vollenhove, including Beukelman, in Grave No. 603. His body was, after the war, re-interned in the U. S. A. see also : http://www.geocities.com/t_schuurman/jack-edward-gibbs.htm Kind Regards Teunis Schuurman - Vollenhove - 25 feb 2007 - +31.527.242316 or +31.527.243969 (e-mail address listed at bottom of web page linked above) |
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Date: 30 Jan 2007
I note the names of a few who may have been in high school in 1971-72 when I taught there. I was back in 2002 to visit Fred Bruekelman at the nursing home. I am working for a financial services firm in St. Petersburg, Florida. Was a Corsica resident for only two years, but we put in a great musical show, "The Music Man." -David J. Wilson |
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Date: 03 Aug 2006
My grandfather, Sam Teske, moved to the 320 acre farm, 1/2 mile south and 1/2 mile east of Corsica around 1912 or 1913. The people who lived on that farm previously were Mr. and Mrs. Percy Carter. Anyone who might have more specific information would do me a favor by supplying the same, especially where such land/farm transfers might be recorded. Sam Teske and his wife, Karolina, retired around 1939 or 1940 and moved to Delmont, where they lived until they died in 1941. My email: herber.jr1554@sbcglobal.net |
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Date: 19 Mar 2005
Congratulations to the Corsica Comets--players, cheerleaders, and Phyllis and Gene Noteboom |
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Date: 31 Jan 2005
Thanks Evan for running my sale adv.. It was very much appreciated also brought a lot of response. Thanks again. Ben |
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Date: 28 Jan 2005
Hi, I've great things about your towns horse sale, but can't seem to
find out Amanda (visit www.corsicahorsesale.com !) |
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Date: 13 Jan 2005
Since we continue to be RVing, we enjoy the Corsica web page, as we check it daily, and enjoy reading the church news. At present, we are in AZ. See you in the spring. Gene & Phyllis Noteboom |
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Date: 10 Jan 2005
Hi, I just discovered this web site as I was looking for the e-mail address of the Corsica Globe. We are having a Krull reunion in Corsica July 31, 2005 and was looking for newspaper articles to be included in a book about the Krulls. My grandfathers name was Karl Krull and his sons were Henry, Carl, George and Enno, my father. They had a daughter named Marie who married John Mayer. I am Shirley Krull Francis and am looking for any and all stories about Krulls. My grandfather and grandmother came from Germany via Iowa. My folks Enno and Verna lived on a farm 1 1/4 miles from Corsica for quite a few years and moved to 5 miles east of Dimock. Please contact me if you have any stories to tell. clshfrancis@aol.com |
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Date: 23 Oct 2004
Just returned from my first trip to Corsica. My wife and family vistited her parents (Willie and Gershom Punt)to celebrate their 40th anniversary. We had a great visit. Kevin and Laura Howard |
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Date: 07 Oct 2004
Hey, just saw the sight, it's awsome, keep it up. Put more pics on here though of the town. Can't wait to see that new road's 'face lift' Brondsema Brothers (Chris, Chad, and Justin, along with Melody Brondsema.) |
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Date: 07 Oct 2004
I love the page and I like reading about whats going on in town, the only thing I would to be able to hear more about is how all the teams in town are doing in sports. Sorry I get really bored out here in Iceland and need something to do during the 24 hours of dark. And if any kids need anything about Iceland for a paper or research do not hesitate to ask. acpopeye@yahoo.com AC2 Shane A. Schroeder USN |
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Date: 22 Jul 2004
Hello Corsicans. I was born in Parkston and moved away when i was little but spent each summer with my grandmother Frances Beukelman throughout the 80's. My brothers and I have fond memories of chasing foul balls during men's baseball games, doing our first backflips off the diving board at the pool, and playing scared while vicious thunderstorms roared outside. I married a woman named smith and told her about a town where the name Beukelman was as common as any she would see. She was shocked when we went to visit and she saw Beukelman posted right there on main street. Cool stuff. Thanks for the smile. Great little place. Jim Beukelman |
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Date: 10 Apr 2004
I accidentally landed on the Corsica, SD cite while looking up history of Corsica, France. It took me back to my small town environment in NC (pop.800) when I was growing up. When going through the high school roosters over the years, I see a majority of Dutch names, especially in the 1940's through the 1970's. Some Anglo names have popped up more lately. I would assume that the original settlers in the late nineteenth century spoke The Dutch language as did many German emigrants in SD. Could you tell me when, in your town, English basically replaced Dutch. Great web cite. C. D. Lee (I live in SC) |
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Date: 03 Mar 2004
Just to say "hello" from all the Corsicans from Michigan.
We recently spent some time in Corsica, my old home town. The folks
are so friendly, it's almost like I never left. Vic Lefers. Email: kayuydell@aol.com |
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Date: 16 Sep 2003
I really enjoyed reading all of the communications on this page. Please keep it up. Betty Veenstra VanderZee |
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Date: 21 Jul 2003
Hello from Corsica Island, |
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Date: 12 Feb 2003
Hello from the Philippines. Nice to read the messages on this page. Feel free to write us at trudy_ooms@pacific.net.ph |
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Date: 15 Dec 2002
I really appreciate the Corsica, SD web site. This month it has been 62 years since I moved from Corsica, but Corsica is still "Home" to me. Each week I check out the local church bulletins to follow the events and prayer needs of family and friends. It is just another way to stay in touch. Wilbur van den Hoek, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA vrdutch@cox.net |
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Date: 12 Nov 2002
Love your webcam pictures, it's one of the few available for South Dakota. My wife is from Harrison area and grew up in Plankinton and we now live in Florida. It's nice to look at your webcams and see the weather first hand. You have a nice site, keep up the good work. J. Arnold |
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Date: 25 Sep 2002
Thank you for keeping us up to date on Corsica. I was in the class of 1952 which just had their 50th reunion. I noted with interest a letter regarding Walter & Lena Van Heest as their son, Rolland, is my cousin. Kathy Van Dyke |
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Date: 18 May 2002 Whe looks for us Grandfather and whe hopes they was in the church of New Holland His name was Hendrik Voogsgeerd our Hendrik Voo. He was born in Lonneker Netherlands at the year 25-04-1830 , if they live to there can't you send Us information My thanks |
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Date: 24 May 2002
My grandparents, Walter and Helena Van Heest, lived in Corsica till their death in their 70's. I remember the City Cafe (where they served pop with the glasses upside down on top of the bottles), Up to Date Shoppe, and Reformed Church as well as the pool with the windmill from our visits. I was there in 1966 to celebrate my grandparents' 50th anniversary and now my dad, Roland Van Heest, and mom are celebrating their 50th this summer. My dad receives the Corsica Globe and visits occasionally--I think he would move back if Mom would move with him. Rosalynn Van Heest Koch |
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Date: 15 Jan 2002
My father's family, John and Gertrude Vogel and 9 children, lived in the Corsica/Douglas county area during the early part of the 1900's( my father was born in 1909) . Until the 1970's the much-extended family had relatively small remaining farmland holdings in Douglas County and somewhere around that time the old family house was moved to a museum/park in the area. Each summer the family has a fairly well attended reunion in Grand Rapids, MI., where several of the family members now live. This year I am considering arranging a brief side-trip by air to South Dakota so that the remaining old-timers can show the area to the new generation who, by some folks standards, are becoming something resembling old-timers ourselves. I will share and appreciate any thoughts/guidance/or information anyone could give me regarding: 1. Recollections of the Vogels 2. Location and hours of the house. 3. Things to do/sights to see/places to stay in the relatively immediate area. 4. Anything else of interest to someone with a story like mine. I live in Dallas (central time zone) and can be reached by e-mail at gv@alum.calberkeley.org or by daytime phone at 214/350-6422. |
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Date: 07 Sep 2001
Thank you for the cards you sent my family on the death of our father, Elmer C Wieczorek on 31st of August. We thank you very much! God bless, Wieczorek family |
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Date: 04 Sep 2001
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Date: 13 Feb 2001
It is fun to get the Corsica Web page here in Arizona. Kenneth and I are in the same RV park that Gordon and Doris are in.Viewpoint...Dennis and Lillian Beukelman and Duane and Jan of Sioux Falls are also here. I print the bulletin sometimes for Gord and Doris. as they are not on the internet. thanks for your good work on these web sites. |
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Date: 23 Jan 2001
hello i live in corsica (france) and i want to know if your city was created by corsican people. scuse for my english. don jacques antonini ajaccio, corsica |
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Date: 17 Jan 2001
Ken and Juella are appreciating their stay at Naples, Florida.
They had a good trip down south. While at Naples, they have two
brothers and their wives right at hand. These are Calvin and Ethel
and then also Dale and Fran. We hope all is well there at this time. submitted by Cal |
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Date: 04 Jan 2001
Hello from Anaheim California. Best regards, |
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Date: 17 Nov 2000
Greetings from Murrieta, California. Just dropped in to visit your town website. Please say Hello to my family, Uncle Dick and Aunt Arlene Hofstee. Congratulations on your 50th wedding anniversary. Cheryl Pyle |
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Date: 29 Oct 2000
Hello to the folks in Corsica, especially any relatives of the Ploosters and Beukelman families. Myron and I have just returned from a trip to the Netherlands where we visited all the villages of our Plooster and Beukelman, Nieveen and Zijlstra ancestors. In particular the villages of Zuidland, Abbenbroek and Oudehoorn all in Zuid Holland. Also visited all the home places in Gronighen and Friesland Took a ton of pictures of the villages, which we hope to share with all our families in the future. Suzi and Myron Plooster |
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Date: 10 Oct 2000 Hi to all of our friends in the GREAT town of Corsica! The web page is just super and a great surprise to find. We miss so many of you there and it would be great fun to hear from you. (marlyc_99@yahoo.com)Keep up the great work you are all doing and please e-mail us a note! The Doc Cruz Family |
| Date: 03 Oct 2000
I visit your Corsica web site almost everyday. It is so interesting to view ... your new almost live cam. Keeps us closer to the area where we grew up as kids when we are a hundred miles away and busy with our lives in Sioux Falls. Merlin De Boer |
| Date: 02 Oct 2000
I thought I would check out the Corsica home page as my grandparents and great-grandparents ran a drug store there. Imagine my surprise when I saw my family name on a building in the main street photo! I have heard many stories about the family store, 'DenBeste Drug'. It was wonderful to have been able to see it. Thank you. Jessica LaFlesch |
| Date: 29 Sep 2000
Hello from Alaska. The weather is slightly colder than down there from the looks of things. It's about to snow for the first time this year some time this week. Anyway, I just wanted to say that this is a great site, and it helps me remember what my town looks like. I hope to visit again soon. Wayne Bures |
| Date: 26 Sep 2000
Hi from Denver, I was surfing the web at work and discovered the Corsica web-site. It's fun to see pictures of familiar things when I am so far away. I like the almost live picture from mainstreet, I am waiting to see my grandpa's car. mario_kowanda@hotmail.com Mario, Kowanda, and Karisma Jade Liddell |
| Date: 07 Aug 2000
Hallo dear friends of Corsica, I have been looking for Corsica, Sd for a while. It was the town where Seine Harms Boertien first started a new life after imigrating from the Netherlands, this together with his wife Niesje Masselink, and their children from both their first marriages. Also where Harmen Zomer and Hermanna Kaptein, started a new life. He was a cousin of Seine Harms Boertien. Hope to visit Corsica in September, together with my wife on occasion of our 25th marriage anniversary. I sure hope to meet some descendents of the Star, Scholten, Zomer families. I am doing a research on the Dutch families who immigrated to the USA in the 1880's and later on. It was nice visiting your site, next time for real! If you would like to contact me, just send an e-mail!!! Greetings from the Netherlands Name: Hendrik Boertien |
| Date: 12 Jul 2000 DEAR FRIENDS FROM CORSICA: MY GRAND FATHER WAS BORN IN CORSICA. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW PEOPLE FROM CORSICA. YOU CAN WRITE ME TO MY E-MAIL: paulbrun33@hotmail.com YOUR FRIEND |
| Date: 19 Feb 2000 Looked at the web pages for the CRC churches they look real professional doing a great job! Brent Kok son of Ray and Berdine Kok |
| Date: 02 Mar 2000
Hi to the People of Corsica. Pieter Hovens, Ph.D., Curator of the North American Department, National Museum of Ethnology, P.O. Box 212, 2300 AE Leiden, The Netherlands. |
| Date: 27 Feb 2000 Good luck to the Boy's basketball team through districts! |
| Date: 21 Jan 2000 hello, I live in island Corsica and I'm very happy to see a "piece" of my land in usa. I invite all the community to visite corsicans site on the web. Good bye. santucci |
| Date: 18 Dec 1999 Just wanted to wish everyone back home a Merry Christmas and successful New Year. Great home page Corsica. Keep it up. Greetings from Gloria Spaans Van Bemmel Class of 75 |
Date: December 10, 1999 Lee Vander-Linden |
Date: November 23, 1999 Mary DeVries O'Neill, Class of '68 |
Date: November 23, 1999 Leah R |
Date: November 10, 1999 Jamie Eggers |
Date: October 31, 1999 Maryanne Beukelman Ward |
Date: October 19, 1999 RED BEUKELMANt |
Date: October 11, 1999 Amy Sue de Groot |
I have been watching the progression of this web site. It is a site that always puts a smile on my face. I enjoy being able to read how people are doing. Amy Shaw |
Date: September 28, 1999 Toni Smith |
Date: September 28, 1999 Suzi and Myron Plooster |
Date: September 24, 1999 Enjoy yourselves and play hard!!!! Go COMETS!!!!!!!!! Jamie Eggers |
Date: September 8, 1999 RYAN MINNAAR |
Date: August 26, 1999 Dave Rodenhuis, grandson of "the Doktor" (Corsica, 1905-1934) |
Date: August 22, 1999 Ange SANTONI |
Date: August 15, 1999 Hello... to CHS Alumni. I can be reached at the following e mail address. mplooste@du.edu Suzi and Myron Plooster, Boulder, CO |
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