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In Honor of National Flag Day June 14, 2019

Posted on June 14, 2019 by

In addition to this being the U. S. Army’s 244th Birthday – https://upsdownsfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/2019/06/14/happy-244th-birthday-u-s-army, it is also the 242th National Flag Day in the U. S. – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_Day_(United_States). YouTube Flag Day video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cwMmKdRcKY (around 3:09 minutes long) For Flag Days in … Continue reading →

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Hartleyhenge, Chapel Hill – North Carolina Thursdays June 13, 2019

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I saw this on Candid Slice, http://www.candidslice.com/stonehenge-of-north-carolina-mystic-circle-in-chapel-hill/, and decided it was a good North Carolina Thursdays post for June 13, 2019. It’s listed as Hartleyhenge on some sites and other sites simply call it North Carolina’s Stonehenge. Others call it … Continue reading →

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Evel Knievel Musuem, Topeka, Kansas – Kansas Tuesdays June 11, 2019

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Here is this week’s Kansas Tuesdays post for June 11, 2019 – Evel Knievel Museum, Topeka, Kansas. I saw it on Roadside America – https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/57313. Official Website: http://evelknievelmuseum.com/  Location PHONE: 785.215.6205 LOCATION: 2047 SW Topeka Blvd, Topeka, KS 66612 ALWAYS CALL AHEAD to … Continue reading →

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Seashell Gas Station, Winston-Salem – North Carolina Thursdays June 6, 2019

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I found this on Roadside America yesterday Seashell Gas Station Winston-Salem – https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/11631.I chose it as this week’s North Carolina Thursdays post. Official Website: https://www.presnc.org/ (group that restored the station and used it as an office until 2011 – http://www.cityofws.org/Portals/0/pdf/Planning/HRC/Local_Landmarks/LHL_Sheets/92_ShellServiceStation.pdf … Continue reading →

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Fort Wallace Museum, Wallace, Kansas – Kansas Tuesdays June 4, 2019

Posted on June 4, 2019 by

I looked at a few of the links below for this week’s Kansas Tuesdays post and decided on an item from Kansas Living Magazine that I saw last week –Fort Wallace Museum (Wallace, Kansas): https://kansaslivingmagazine.com/attraction/fort-wallace-museum. While most of Kansas is … Continue reading →

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RIP Levi Oakes (2019), last surviving Mohawk World War II code talker

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

When I was searching Legacy.com for an obit, I saw the following – Levi Oakes (2019), last surviving Mohawk World War II code talker (What is a Code Talker? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_talker): http://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/notable-deaths/article/levi-oakes-2019-last-surviving-mohawk-world-war-ii-code. He died May 28, 2019 according to Legacy link … Continue reading →

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Airborne & Special Operations Museum, Fayetteville – North Carolina Thursdays May 30, 2019

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As Monday was Memorial Day, I thought this week’s North Carolina Thursdays post should be military related. This is a different museum from last week’s museum – 82nd Airborne War Memorial Museum, Fort Bragg – North Carolina Thursdays May 23, … Continue reading →

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Oz Museum, Wamego, Kansas – Kansas Tuesdays May 28, 2019

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Since I found the Dorothy’s House and the Land of Oz on Rural Kansas website, I noticed they also had an Oz Museum in Wamego, Kansas – http://www.getruralkansas.org/Wamego/186Explore/946.shtml Official Website: https://ozmuseum.com/  Location Address: 511 Lincoln St. Wamego, KS 66547 Telephone … Continue reading →

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82nd Airborne War Memorial Museum, Fort Bragg – North Carolina Thursdays May 23, 2019

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As Memorial Day week-end is approaching in the U. S., I thought this would be an appropriate North Carolina Thursdays post. I saw it on Visit NC – 82nd Airborne War Memorial Museum, Fort Bragg – North Carolina Thursdays May … Continue reading →

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Dorothy’s House and the Land of Oz, Liberal, Kansas – Kansas Tuesdays May 21, 2019

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I found the Dorothy’s House and the Land of Oz on Rural Kansas website – http://www.getruralkansas.org/Liberal/126Explore/313.shtml. Official Website: http://www.dorothyshouse.com/  Location Address: 567 E. Cedar Liberal, KS 67901 Telephone Number: 620.624.7624 MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY Monday – Saturday 9 a.m. … Continue reading →

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