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Finding Your Path
We have an ancestor named Jesse Lee Hickman (father of Pleasant Hickman) who was a Baptist minister. But he didn't start out that way. Based on an account of his…
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Investing in Leadership
The Pipes Family Foundation is proud to announce our recent contribution to the Daniel C. Berrey Leadership Award at the University of Missouri. Our gift will be added to the…
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Choosing Sides
Allow me to introduce you to our ancestor Pleasant Hickman, who was born around 1813 into a large family led by his Baptist minister father Jesse Lee Hickman. We know…
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A Lifetime Under the Hood
Our ancestor Larry Pipes was a professional drag racer, holding two world records in the early 1970s. But his love affair with cars started much earlier. Larry was born in…
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An Artistic Eye
Our ancestor Elaine Burmeister was not only a homemaker who loved to travel, she was also an accomplished oil painter. But her creativity drove her to explore other media as…