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Cooking Outdoors? Why not Mock Turtle Soup?

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Lisa Rickey

Two years ago as part of our 1913 Flood centennial commemoration, we told the story of Dayton’s 1913 flood day-by-day through the diaries and letters from our collections. Among these were items from the Neukom family: letters from Edward and Nellie, which … Continue reading →

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1913 Flood Diaries & Letters: A Conclusion

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Lisa Rickey

It was four weeks ago that we first posted “1913 Flood Diaries & Letters: An Introduction,” the first in a series of several posts in which we’ve followed a handful of individual Daytonians through their 1913 flood ordeal, reading about their … Continue reading →

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Neukom Flood Letters: Saturday, April 12, 1913

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Lisa Rickey

Nellie Neukom to her husband Edward, away on business, and family in Pennsylvania: “April 12, 1913, 10 A.M. “My dearest Edward Mamma Tacy Evelene and all who belong to you all… Harriet gets ice—meat—(and things we can’t buy in the … Continue reading →

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