Recent Cemetery Visits
(Photos below by Dustin Durrett) Oakland Cemetery, Prairie Project: Smith Cemetery a/k/a Kinnard-Smith Cemetery: Fletcher Cemetery a/k/a Axe Cemetry/Laudermilk Cemetery: McAdams Cemetery:
(Photos below by Dustin Durrett) Oakland Cemetery, Prairie Project: Smith Cemetery a/k/a Kinnard-Smith Cemetery: Fletcher Cemetery a/k/a Axe Cemetry/Laudermilk Cemetery: McAdams Cemetery:
World War I was known then as “The Great War.” It ended officially on June 28, 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, though the fighting had ceased some seven months earlier. As older students were taught, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in the year 1918,…
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As we approach Veterans Day, November 11, we are reminded of the life of Dallas County resident, John Wesley Low. Please see the article below written by Sue Bucy. He was the first boy from Dallas County that sacrificed, and gave his life that the world might be free for Democracy so it was written…
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