Alberta Clarteen Bell Willis
Millions of mothers faithfully wrote to their sons who were overseas in World War II . Sadly, much of that mail was backlogged, piling up in warehouses in England. And…
Read MoreJohn Henry Eagle
Of the five children born to Conrad and Mary Ann Eagle, the first was a girl, as was the last. The youngest daughter died of typhoid fever at age 4.…
Read MoreSamuel Sanguin Sanford
Popularity is often measured by the amount of coverage given in the media of the day. In the favorite medium of the mid-19th century, newspapers, the name of Sam Sanford…
Read MoreHatte Yamashita
This sailor’s name makes no secret of his Asian heritage, with records confirming he was born in Nagasaki, Japan. Perhaps his first name was incorrectly translated or anglicized from the…
Read MoreMargaret Donaldson Boggs
The notion that Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag was propagated most vocally by her descendants nearly 40 years after she died. (Historians consider it family lore and without…
Read MoreGranville Perkins
People with great talent are often the subject of a “nature versus nurture” debate. Were they born with a certain gift which simply “blossomed” or did they show an early…
Read MoreElizabeth “Betsy” Ross
It’s well known that Betsy Ross sewed flags. The claim that she made the first American flag is doubted by most historians, a legend that was popular as part of…
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