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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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Neukom Flood Letters: Wednesday, March 26, 1913

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Lisa Rickey

Edward Neukom to his brother- and sister-in-law Tom and Evelene in Pennsylvania: “March 24-25-26, 1913 “Dear Evelene, Tom and all the rest. “Dayton is devastated by Flood and numerous fires, but Nellie, Everett and I are safe. We are isolated from … Continue reading →

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