MEETING RELATIVES FROM CO.

ALAN AND LAURA KESTED

from Loveland, Colorado

About two years ago I found Alan Kested on Zaba

White Pages, while looking for the Kested family that

moved to Colorado somewhere between 1900 - 02.

Alan and I have been corresponding and chatting on

the phone for the past two years. We thought it'd be

great if we could meet in person so last week Alan

and his wife Laura flew to Buffalo, NY..visited some

of Laura's relatives in Canada and then took the Amtrac

to Saratoga, NY where we picked them up.

What a great week we had getting to know each other,

me teaching Alan about his ancesters,  visiting gravesites

going on a short cruise, a Kested party (meeting more

Kested's, eating out, shopping etc etc etc.

Tuesday night I invited my brother and his family and Marty
and Nancy Kested to our home for a Kested get together.
It was fun talking "ancesters" and getting to know each other.
There were 14 of us in all.

The 4 Kested Cousins:  Alan, Bill, Gail, Marty

Alan from Colorado, Bill and Gail (bro & sister), Marty from Johnstown, NY

Donna Crannell, Lori Crannell Nelson, Rory Crannell

Rory Crannell and Laura Kested

Laura was facinated with Rory's higheth of 6' 6"

Meeting for the first time:  Alan and Marty

The is Jonas Kested's Bible.  Marty's grandfather, Harvey

passed it on to Marty's gfather, Benjamin.  Harvey was my

ggrandfather Frank Kested's brother. 

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