“Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans, the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers. Ma j. Gen. John A. Logan declared it should be …
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Never Forget…
Last weekend we celebrated the Best Family Reunion. Our family tree has been traced back to 1244 but our memories and stories go back to the siblings of Willie & Mary Best who had 5 children (my mom, 3 aunts & 1 uncle) who then had 9 children. It’s just cousins now with stories. I …
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