Langston Hughes Archives - Megan Smolenyak https://megansmolenyak.com/tag/langston-hughes/ genealogical adventurer & storyteller Wed, 01 Feb 2017 15:55:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Genealogy Roundup, February 1 https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-february-1/ https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-february-1/#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2017 15:55:48 +0000 http://www.megansmolenyak.com/?p=158440 This week, explore two stories concerning WWI Medal of Honor recipients, secret gems hiding in well-known places like the Eiffel Tower and Trafalgar Square, a few of the 200+ synonyms for being tipsy published by Benjamin Franklin, and much more!

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]]> 11 Secret Spaces Hiding in Famous Places – I’m all about the secret apartments!

Ian McKellen reflects on being ‘the last McKellen’ during appearance on Who Do You Think You Are? – He’s the last in the McKellen line, but he’s a memorable last

Colonial America Tavern Signs Collection – So this evening, I might just get nimptopsical…

Family Fight Over WWI Medal of Honor Recipient’s Grave Goes to High Court

The Vast Library of Congress Card Catalog Is Gathering Dust in the Basement – “Despite the advent of the internet, Library of Congress employees fought hard to keep the old cards around as a backup.:

Good for them!

A Letter from Langston Hughes regarding Sgt. Henry Johnson – 1958 letter from Langston Hughes re: Henry Johnson who finally received Medal of Honor for WWI in 2015.

Derry women discover heirlooms of heroic aunt who defied the Nazis and died in Auschwitz

Photo Credit (Gustave Eiffel’s secret apartment): Serge Melki under Creative Commons license

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]]> https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-february-1/feed/ 0 A Letter from Langston Hughes regarding Sgt. Henry Johnson https://megansmolenyak.com/a-letter-from-langston-hughes-regarding-henry-johnson/ https://megansmolenyak.com/a-letter-from-langston-hughes-regarding-henry-johnson/#respond Tue, 02 Feb 2016 16:00:45 +0000 http://www.megansmolenyak.com/?p=157510 I dug up over 1,300 pages of material on while researching Henry Johnson for the Army. Among the more interesting finds was this letter by Langston Hughes.

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]]> Here’s a letter I found while researching Henry Johnson for the Army last year. Sgt. Johnson was an African American WWI hero who finally received the Medal of Honor from President Obama last year. All told, I dug up over 1,300 pages of material on this overlooked soldier. Among the more interesting finds was this letter by Langston Hughes seeking information on him back in 1958.

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