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Samuel Chapman Armstrong’s father died when Samuel was 21 and the young man left his home in Hawaii for Williams College in Massachusetts. The year was 1860 and Armstrong graduated in 1862 in the chaotic turmoil of the Civil War. He volunteered to serve in the Union Army and recruited a company of infantry in Troy, New York. He was commissioned a captain, but brutal combat service saw him rise to Lieutenant Colonel, when he was assigned to command the 8 th United States Colored Troops, a regiment recruited from former slaves. They fought and served valiantly until October 1865 when now-General Armstrong and his men were discharged from the Army.
Read moreOn the morning of Sunday, June 21, 2020 all of the family of Ernest and Mildred Moore gathered in their home to celebrate Ernest and Mildred’s 70th wedding anniversary. The morning was spent taking pictures and catching up on the happenings of each other. Every one of the 3 children, seven grand children, 10 greatgrand children and one great-great-grand daughter was present. Such a wonderful blessing. Ernest and. Mildred met
Read moreWe are open to do our part in these times, but we sometimes don’t know what we can do. Many are delivering food to shut-ins, making masks to give out, or making phone calls to avoid getting out. There is another way to connect with those who really need to know they haven’t been forgotten, and they are those who are in assisted living and nursing homes.
Read moreWhen I was young I attended a Church just down the street from my house on the south side of Oklahoma City.
Read moreJuly 5, 1935 Seminole county’s 20 “cotton“ schools will open within the next two weeks, Calvin Smith, County Superintendent, said. These schools have a summer term of eight to 10 weeks, dismissing during the cotton picking season and resuming schoolwork in November. Four of the schools, Prairie Valley, Vamoosa, Central and Strothers, have four year high schools as well as grade schools. Others in this classification are smaller grade schools.
Read moreDEAR ABBY: My husband of nearly 22 years and I divorced last year after he told me he didn’t want to be married anymore and didn’t know if he ever loved me. Since our split, he has bought a home with another woman -- the same woman I suspected him of having an affair with, and the same woman he encouraged me to befriend during our marriage. (I even took her on a trip to Europe.)
Read moreThe Continental Congress declared its independence from Great Britain on July 2, 1776.
Read moreWhat philosophy do you live by? What phrase inspires you or makes you laugh?
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