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Happy “Franksgiving!”
Turkey Red, Turkey Blue, Turkey Says, “Happy Franksgiving to You!” No, rest assured this is not a blog about Halloween crossing over into Thanksgiving. This is just a brief peak at a moment in history when the United States struggled … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Depression, FDR, Franksgiving, Holiday, Roosevelt, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, Turkey, World War Two
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A Veteran’s View: Dale Elliot
Since 2004, libraries across the world have organized events about freedom and issues that matter to their communities during the month of September. This grassroots project favors free over fee, public over private, and voices over silence. Throughout the week of … Continue reading
A Veteran’s View: Joan McAdams
Since 2004, libraries across the world have organized events about freedom and issues that matter to their communities during the month of September. This grassroots project favors free over fee, public over private, and voices over silence. Throughout the week of … Continue reading
Graduates of World War II
The beginning of June this year brings two things to my mind: high school graduations and the 65th anniversary of D-Day. Thinking of those, I began to peruse our year book collection in Special Collections. The 1942, 1943, and 1944 … Continue reading
Posted in Local History
Tagged Davenport, Davenport High School, Iowa, World War Two, Yearbooks
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