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  Connie Mettler January 22, 2013 at 2:23pm

  Hi Linda, I know this is a long shot, but when my mother was a little girl, during the depression, she was taken in by a foster family in/around Youngstown, OH, whose name was Sturm. They treated her wonderfully and she always considered them her "real" family. Any chance you are related?
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  Connie Mettler January 17, 2013 at 10:34pm

  Welcome to ArtFairInsiders, Linda. I'm pleased to see you here and look forward to having you as part of our community.
  
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  Connie Mettler
  
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