POWs Archives - Megan Smolenyak https://megansmolenyak.com/tag/pows/ genealogical adventurer & storyteller Wed, 14 Dec 2016 16:37:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Genealogy Roundup, December 14 https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-december-14/ https://megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-roundup-december-14/#respond Wed, 14 Dec 2016 16:37:15 +0000 http://www.megansmolenyak.com/?p=158348 Lots of great reads this week: a true WWII POW escape story, a most intriguing tombstone, and news from the Library of Congress. We finish up with an interesting interview with a photographer commissioned by the National Park Service, who, when asked why the assignment was important, responded, "Because I think a lot of people forget about where we came from all too easy. It’s what shapes us. It’s how we know where we got to.”

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Bean Puzzle Tombstone

The Library of Congress Is Putting Its Map Collection Online – Yes!

National Park Service photographer captures “essence” of American history – Thanks to Jan Brandt for telling me about this! Interesting piece with official Ellis Island photographer.

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