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Meant to be: Malmo homeowner finds more memorabilia in new home

By Elsie Stormberg
Feb 17, 2021
Feb 17, 2021 Updated Mar 26, 2021
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MEMORIES: Objects Amanda Benkusky found in her home in rural Malmo are on display on Friday. These are some of the many belongings Benkusky has found of Anderson’s.

TREASURE: Amanda Benkusky laughs while looking at a metal fish she found in her new home in rural Malmo on Friday. This is one of the many treasures Benkusky found after moving into the old farmhouse. (Staff Photos by Elsie Stormberg)

SIMILARITIES: Amanda Benkusky compares to images of Signe Magnuson Anderson and her sisters on Friday in her home. Benkusky believes that the image on the left is a photo of Signe (center), her husband J.G. Anderson and two sisters Cecilia and Anna Magnuson based on the facial similarities between the two images. (Staff Photo by Elsie Stormberg)

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By Elsie Stormberg

MALMO – Amanda Benkusky has never felt so at home.

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