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Tag: Liza Jane train

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Stuart Bank Robbery Attempt 100 Years Ago–Nightwatchman Killed

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021joynealkidney

Homesick – 1921 (poem)

April 17, 2020February 10, 2021joynealkidney

The pandemic dominates our lives, and calls to mind my grandmother’s survival a century ago

December 23, 2019February 10, 2021joynealkidney

The Great Influenza Pandemic and Christmas 1919

September 20, 2019February 10, 2021joynealkidney

Circus–1898–Guthrie Center, Iowa–Louis Cyr Came to Town

August 2, 2019February 10, 2021joynealkidney

Iowa State Fair–1909

August 3, 2018February 20, 2021joynealkidney

Liza Jane Train–Part 3: Stuart’s Engineer, Murray Johnston

June 8, 2018February 9, 2021joynealkidney

Liza Jane Train–Part 2

June 1, 2018February 9, 2021joynealkidney

Liza Jane Train–Part 1

February 15, 2018February 10, 2021joynealkidney

Guthrie Center’s Parrish Cafe

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