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DIGHTON — The town has honored a Civil War hero who is buried at the Community Church cemetery by rededicating the Elm Street bridge as the "Pvt. Frederick C. Anderson Memorial Bridge," and his descendants, in a sense, have returned the favor. Anderson was the first soldier ever to be awarded a Medal of Honor after he "valiantly and in close combat" captured the flag of the 27th South Carolina Infantry Regiment and its flag bearer during the Battle of Globe Tavern. His actions that day effe...

by Sarah Lindenfeld Hall Family history was a spark for Better Luck Next Time, the latest novel by Julia Claiborne Johnson (Col ’81). Set in 1938 Reno, Nevada, then dubbed the world’s divorce capital, the action primarily takes place on the Flying Leap dude ranch, which provided a place for women to stay as they established state residency so they could get divorced. During the Depression, Johnson’s father worked as a cowboy at a Nevada divorce ranch. The similarities between the book an...

North Dakota agency moving its sacred adoption files for safekeeping The closing of Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota left many in the community asking where the agencys adoption records will be stored. Written By: C.S. Hagen | × The last filing cabinet filled with adoption records from Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota is loaded into a van to be moved from LSS care to The Village on Wednesday, Feb. 3. C.S. Hagen / The Forum FARGO — Jim Holmes was p...

A small Brazos Valley town honors 12 children from New Yorks Orphan Train movement and last updated 2021-01-22 19:37:54-05 DEANVILLE, Texas — Between 1854 and 1930, nearly 250,000 homeless and orphaned children living in New York City were placed on trains that delivered them all across the nation, according to organizations such as Childrens Aid of NYC. These little train passengers were destined to become either indentured servants, or adopted children. At least 12 of those boys and gir...

Family history through your d.n.a. steve: here auto is wh is why is wondered about it my grand mother doocy was adopted. her mother was 100 percent cherokee indian. so we dont know exactly what the family tree. >> hetree. ainsley: her biological mother was? steve: wee dont know. she was adopted. story was she arrived in iowa on the orphan train. >> great story a lot of history in your family. we have broken down a few surprises for you. are you ready. [drum roll, please. last time we talked but ...