Tag Archives: Pearl Harbor

Rest in Peace Lauren Bruner (1920–2019), one of the last survivors of Pearl Harbor’s USS Arizona

Posted on October 31, 2019 by

I don’t visit Legacy.com on a regular basis unless I am looking to see if the site has an obituary. When I was on it recently looking for an obit, I saw the obit for Rest in Peace John Moon … Continue reading →

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Sheridan County Historical Society and Mickey’s Museum, Hoxie – Kansas Tuesdays October 22, 2019

Posted on October 22, 2019 by

This took a while as I wasn’t getting a good sense on any of the counties or towns I was checking out in western Kansas. I went with Sheridan County Historical Society and Mickey’s Museum, Hoxie for this week’s Kansas … Continue reading →

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Ness County Historical Society & Museum, Ness City – Kansas Tuesdays October 15, 2019

Posted on October 15, 2019 by

This week, I went looking for areas in central Kansas as last week’s Kansas Tuesdays post was from eastern Kansas. I went with Get Rural to see what they had for central Kansas. I chose Ness County Historical Society & … Continue reading →

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Utopia College, Eureka – Kansas Tuesdays October 8, 2019

Posted on October 8, 2019 by

This week, I went looking for areas in southern Kansas as last week’s Kansas Tuesdays post was from northern Kansas. I went with Atlas Obscura to see what they had for Kansas. There were some good possibilities, but many were … Continue reading →

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Statue of Liberty, Glen Elder – Kansas Tuesdays October 1, 2019

Posted on October 1, 2019 by

In looking at Beloit, Mitchell County area for things to see and do, I came across a Statue of Liberty. There are at least 25 Statue of Liberty scattered around Kansas – https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/kansas/ks-26-statues-of-liberty/. Link says 26, but the link only … Continue reading →

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Yard Art of Glenn Stark, Kingman – Kansas Tuesdays September 24, 2019

Posted on September 24, 2019 by

This one took a bit of time to come up with where in Kansas I should look for this week’s Kansas Tuesdays post, but as I thought about where some of my ancestors and their siblings had lived in Kansas, … Continue reading →

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Current News – USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL is OPEN — Pacific Paratrooper

Posted on September 16, 2019 by

HONOLULU (Tribune News Service) — With the American flag billowing in the wind and “The Star-Spangled Banner” playing on the loudspeakers from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, the first boatload of tourists and residents in nearly 16 months stepped onto the … Continue reading →

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The Secret Submarine Pilot Who Reached Pearl Harbor in WW2 – YouTube Video

Posted on June 24, 2019 by

I saw this on my YouTube feed last night – The Secret Submarine Pilot Who Reached Pearl Harbor in WW2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TukjMpJ-7d8 (about 11:16 minutes long).

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Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Memberships 50% Off Through End of February 2019

Posted on February 23, 2019 by

I received an e-mail on Friday showing half-off memberships for Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum – https://www.pearlharboraviationmuseum.org/supportus/membership/sweetheart/.  The deal ends February 28, 2019. It’s a great deal if you plan on visiting the museum. It’s also a great way to show … Continue reading →

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Update to Mississippians at Pearl Harbor

Posted on December 10, 2018 by

I updated my earlier blog post, Mississippians at Pearl Harbor – Mississippi Department of Archives and History after finding more information. I will continue to update it as I check other graving websites to see if they document any of … Continue reading →

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