Book 1 – Letter 65 Received January 4, 1943 from Miriam

Another letter also arrives on the 4th. It seems that Miriam has left school and taken a job in a flashlight factory.

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Book 1 – Letter 20 Received May 30, 1942 from Miriam

Letter from Miriam. Do they give citizenship medals anymore? It sounds like this was a great honor. Nice that she included a picture.

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Book 1 – Letter 12 Received April 22, 1942 from Miriam

Perhaps Patricia and Miriam would have met at the music trials in Ada but the previous letter arrived just a bit too late. The Dr. Altmaier that she mentions married her cousin. Research from the internet reveals that he practiced medicine in Marion and passed away in 1986 where he is buried.

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Book 1 – Letter 7 Received April 11, 1942 from Miriam Britsch

I did not know where Archbold, Ohio was…but unlike 1942, today we have the internet. It is in northern Ohio and considered a village with a population of less than 5,000.

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