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THIS BOOK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF

WILLIAM HAMILTON BERTHOLF  (1846-1922)

AND

MARY ELIZA PORTER BERTHOLF  (1848-1923)


 

I.  William Hamilton Bertholf (1846-1922) and Mary Eliza Porter Bertholf (1848-1923)

TO ALL THE BERTHOLF FAMILY

YOU MAY NOT CARRY THE BERTHOLF NAME,

BUT WE’RE ALL OF THE BERTHOLF FAMILY,

AND SHARE THE LOVE THAT’S BEEN HANDED DOWN

TO ALL OUR FOREFATHERS PROGENY.

 

OUR KANSAS HERITAGE COVERS A CENTURY AND A HALF

OF LIVING AND LEARNING AND COPING

WITH WHATEVER IT TOOK TO LIVE A GOOD LIFE—

TO WORK, TO PRAY AND ALWAYS KEEP HOPING

THAT EACH NEW LIFE WOULD CHERISH THE TRADITIONS

THAT HAVE MADE OUR FAMILY STRONG,

AND ACCOMPLISH A MEASURE OF GOOD IN THIS LIFE,

SHARING FAITH, LOVE AND LAUGHTER AS YOU GO ALONG!

Faye Bertholf McCoy

1997

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