Marge Campbell Lodi, San Joaquin County, CA
History having been one of my favorite subjects, most certainly due to the keen interest of my Dad, Louis Buren (1913-1979) from his love of the subject, I have evolved onto the path of family historian.
Married to Lonnie Campbell in 1968, we will soon celebrate our 34th year together. Three beautiful grown children; Corinna Kirk, Connie West & Lonnie Jr. All are married & have or, are starting families of their own.
Customer Service is the career path I chose, having over twenty years in this field, in one manner or another. After September 11, 2001 the company I worked for decided they had to make some staff reductions, and I was one of those chosen. Since Lonnie & I didn't have young children at home, and Lonnie is gainfully employed, it was not a real hard situation to accept (yes, that was me smiling all the way home). I am now taking accounting courses at a local college, with the intention of having a business from home in the future.
I hope you enjoy the web pages. They are provided to both teach & provide information on the San Joaquin County, CA; Iron County, MO; and our ancestral families.
One of the major projects I am working on is the documentation of those buried at the Stockton State Hospital Cemetery in Stockton, CA. This was supposed to be an easy project, but has become a major venture. The records were not to be found, found and not to be acessed; the site was supposed to be in one place, and I documented it was in another, then found that there were at least 3 & possibably 4 burial places for those unfortunate enough to die while in the "care" of the State of California. Now we find the site of one cemetery has been illegally rezoned and built upon. The total disreguard for these forgotten souls is heartbreaking. I have tried to walk away from it all due to other, present issues, but keep getting pulled back, and if I were at all convinced that we can be beckoned from the hereafter, I have been... Yes, I am the crazy lady standing alone in a vacant, trash strewn field, camera, dowsing rods in hand... saying "If you guys want my help, someone has to tell me what to do here." (to date no answers, just the feeling that they need dignity in death that they didn't get in life). Who knows, I may become a true believer yet!
Thanks for visiting, and please sign the guest book along the way, leaving your comments on the progression of this site, or just to say hi.... just remeber this is a family site, and any comments made that are not in keeping with that aspect, will be unceremoneously removed.
Life is precious, and when we lose respect for one another, including those who went before us, we can't expect our children to have respect for themselves, us or the future. Thanks again for dropping by!
Marge Buren Campbell
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