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While the Strand twins, Meryl and Janet are excited by their photo display, Strands from Canberra, Mackay and Dalby are discovering their relationships to each other by poring over the Descendancy Charts. Emma Stehbens was only 5 when the family arrived in Australia, and through the subsequent generations her descendants had lost their identity as Emma's descendants. But no longer, for the Family Reunion held in Bundaberg allowed them all to connect with each other and to claim their history. Pictured are twin sisters, Meryl (nee Strand) Hicks and Janet Platz; and Thomas Strand, Lois Strand, Penny Strand, April Strand, Lorelle (nee Mergard) Toms and Hazel (nee Austin) Smith. [LINEAGES: Hazel Austin d/o May Strand d/o David s/o Emma Stehbens; Lorelle Mergard d/o Gladys Saint d/o Minnie Strand d/o Emma Stehbens; Thomas, Penny & April Strand c/o Lois Lange & Brian Strand s/o Douglas s/o Thomas s/o Emma Stehbens; Meryl & Janet Strand ds/o Kenneth s/o Thomas s/o Emma Stehbens]
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