December 15, 2025
Tag: S.S. Athenia
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S. S. Athenia:
the first victim of warNo Comments
Sadness touched Fredericksburg, Virginia, earlier than most communities at the start of World War II–two years before the USA was officially involved in the war. It was a fact starkly driven home to me when I stumbled upon the memorial stone to Robert Shenton Harris in the City Cemetery. Robert Shenton Harris, whose father Robert…
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April 18, 2023 4 Comments
Every day teachers make personal, financial, and social sacrifices for their students. Most of the world will never so much as say, thank you! The story of Minnie Freeman is different. She said it was duty calling, but she got letters, gifts, and even several marriage proposals. Set your “Way Back Machine” to 1888.