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A year of letters written by James Stafford Thorpe to his wife Jessie Redhead during his service mainly on Ship Island, during the U.S. Civil War (Compiled & transcribed by Laura Thorpe Hall).

Table of Contents Part 1. A. LeRoy’s early years in Panaca, Nevada B. Childhood Pictures of Roy and Family Part 2. A. LeRoy’s education at Lincoln County High School and University of Nevada in Reno B. Pictures and mementos of Roy’s high school experiences and graduation in 1940 C. A few of Roy’s University of Nevada at Reno Texts Part 3. A. Roy’s service in the 394th Regiment, 99th Battalion of the 9th Army in World War II B. 3 Jan 1943 near Krae Creek in the Elsenubuchel Forest and afterwards C. The site of Roy’s death as it looks today with pictures by David W Free Part 4. Bruce M Wadsworth, veteran of the Korean War, in memoriam

Since Otto Wood was seven years old, he had been in trouble with the law, and was notorious for his escapes from the law. He wrote his life history while serving a thirty-year sentence for killing a man in 1923. His hopes were that the book would help a lost soul from going down the same road as he. While, he did not take his own advice, for the last time, he again escaped prison and was killed in a shootout with the Law on December 31, 1930.

This is an account of Michael Wagner and Kunigunda Kraus and their four month journey while emigrating from Bavaria to Illinois. There were eight adults and four children in this group of simple peasant farmers who risked everything they had when they departed their beloved village to travel over 6,500 miles between June and October of 1845. Every attempt was made to be historically faithful regarding this story, including dates, names, landmarks, even the weather. All of the characters mentioned by name actually existed, including the “hermit” in Hausen and “Captain Siefert Geerken” commanding the sailing ship. Occasionally, I took the liberty of using diaries of other Bavarians who ...

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On August 31, 1939, Raymond Fishler went to sleep at about midnight dreaming of the wonderful future he envisioned for himself. Less than five hours later he was awakened from his peaceful slumber by the start of World War II. After living through a brutal German occupation, his family made a futile attempt to go into hiding to avoid mass liquidation or being transported to the living hell of a concentration camp. Raymond’s mother made him promise to go to America and tell the world what was done to them. He promised he would, and to this day Raymond has told the story of his life’s journey in classrooms and lecture halls and also on the March of the Living, an annual education program ...

My grandfather, Otis L. Linn, used a small pocket notebook in the spring and summer of 1919 to record daily information of his activities, observations, and thoughts in the days and weeks before he embarked onboard an Army Transportation Service troop ship from Marseilles to New York City by way of Gibraltar and the Azores. The notebook means less by itself than as a supplement to the book of Otis's letters to his family from October 1918 to July 1919. The letters have been published in book form as The Letters of Otis L. Linn With the Y.M.C.A. in France Serving the American Expeditionary Force 1918 & 1919. This book is also available from The Book Patch bookstore.

Family history of the Spörl and Hertel's from Oberehrenbach and Weingarts, Bavaria. This is the story of Johann Georg Spörl and Elisabetha Hertel and their immigration to Perrysburg, Ohio in 1861. It also follows Elisabetha's brothers George and John Hertel who settled in Fremont Center, Illinois.

ST Elmo Yesterday and Today "The Story of a Community" tells how Col. A.M. Johnson founded the town of ST Elmo, Tennessee. The book is a way to honor our founder and other pioneers and includes many photos from yesterday and today.