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!
Our Men in the Armed Forces
Riverdale and surrounding towns report on servicemen leaving for or returning from duty, with multiple families noting arrivals home on furloughs, new assignments at Fort Sheridan Santa Ana Luzon and camps in Maine. The Pointer lists addresses and reunion gatherings among brothers and spouses, plus a later note on Margery Tiedemann’s promotion to sergeant in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tourtellotte
N. M. Tourtellotte
Riverdale
Fort Sheridan
Mills Tourtellotte
Treasure Island
Shoemaker
Calif
Pacific
Pfe
Harold N. Markus
August Markus, Jr
Marine Corps Air Station
Santa Ana
Anton Strosinski
James
Melvin
George Cosman
Hampton Road
Europe
North Africa
Italy
Navy
Norman
Okla
Edward Fike
Pointer
9Th” Armed Division
Bridgehead
Margery Tiedemann
Marine Corps Women’s Reserves
Margery
San Diego