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Category: Valparaiso

Odd Familiarities

Posted on February 15, 2026February 15, 2026 By BD

The Wade’s and McClellan’s families, along with the author have one thing in common. What is it?

  • The Wade family started their history in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
  • Georgia Wade McClellan and her family moved to Denison, Iowa
  • I went to Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana for my degrees

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