July 27, 2024
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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January 1, 2023 4 Comments
The tiny little letters that form the signature of an artist are often the inspiration for some thrilling and fascinating research. The letters G – A – Beneker is one that will make you aware of a forgotten individual, but someone who lived a magnificent and amazing life.