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Aunt Liz Noah mystery linked to Peg Bracken works
Readers probe the character Aunt Liz Noah in Peg Bracken books, debating whether she reflects a real Ottawa or Ganister Kansas connection. The column traces Bracken's family hints, mentions relatives on McQuesten and Johnson lines, and notes a wartime visit to a private old folks home. Details invite researchers to submit queries to Deborah Barker for Franklin County First Families project.
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Liz Noah
Peg Bracken
Ottawa
Bracken
Ganister
Kansas
Highland
John Mark Lambertson
Benjamin C
Eleanor McQuesten
S. Main
Kandinsky
The
New Yorker
Myna Bird
Captain Anderson
Greenwich Village
Littlepage
John Mark
McQuesten
Johnsons
Main
Seymour Insurance Agency
Grand Osage Hotel
Franklin County
Deborah Barker
Ottawa Herald