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Amusement Park Disasters
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Originally published July 10, 2015 Typically, when we hear about amusement park disasters today, they concern freak accidents on thrill …
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Elitch Gardens 1960 through Today
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Originally published July 3, 2015 Along with all the changes to American life in the 1960s came changes to Elitch …
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Turn of the Century Leisure and Recreation
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Originally published June 26, 2015 Around the turn of the century, several factors converged to spur a change in American …
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Twentieth Century Inventions
January 31, 2024 by pamelanowak
Originally published June 19, 2015 There were so many inventions in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century that I …
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Fashion During the First Decade of the 20th Century
January 31, 2024 by pamelanowak
Originally published June 12, 2015 The twentieth century marked changes in fashion. Having researched Victorian fashion for years, I could …
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Early 20th Century Slang
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Originally published June 5, 2015 Today’s blog is a bit different from my norm. It’s more a list than a …
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A Look at PTSD
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Originally published May 29, 2015 This week, in honor of Memorial Day, I want to spend a bit of time …
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The Trocadero Ballroom
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Originally published May 22, 2015 Although Mary Elitch Long had frowned on public dancing, changes occurred when John Mulvihill bought …
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The Spanish American War
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Originally published May 15, 2015 This week, in honor of Armed Forces Day (May 16) and my hero Caleb, I …
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The Legacy of Mary Elitch Long
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Originally published May 8, 2015 Mary Elitch Long brought her own personality and grace to Elitch Gardens. Long known as …
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