This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Area service members receive honors and assignments
Airman Katherine A. Sellers wins the American Spirit Honor Medal at Lackland AFB Texas and will attend a medical service specialists course at Sheppard AFB Texas. Airman Lamar A. Joiner graduates a Lowry AFB technical school for aerial photo systems repair and proceeds to a Pacific Forces unit in Vietnam. Coast Guard Lt. Solometo earns the Coast Guard Commendation Medal for aiding a storm evacuation aboard a helicopter. Capt. Lerline Poole reports to Ellsworth AFB South Dakota after service at Taipei. Marine Cpl. John P. Eaker participates in Operation Oklahoma Hills in Vietnam and aids civic projects in Danang. Marine Cpl. William L. McComb serves at Iwakuni Japan and helped host Armed Forces Day Open House. Sugar cane by-products including molasses and rum are produced from stalk residue.