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Category Archives: New York State History
60th Reunion
Saturday, July 30, 2022 – I sit with a small group of aging friends at our 60th high school reunion. Let that sink in for a moment – I graduated from high school sixty years ago. On a nearby table … Continue reading
Posted in American History, New York, New York State History
Tagged 1962, 60th Reunion, Small Town Schools
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Speech Given at the First Annual Veterans Dinner at Finger Lakes Community College
Remarks by Lt Col John E. Norvell (USAF Ret.) November 10, 2017 President Nye, Dr. Pierce, ladies and gentleman and members of the College community, thank you for inviting me to speak tonight. As a former history professor I routinely … Continue reading
Posted in 13 TFS, 43 TFS, Air Force, American History, Bolling AFB, F-4 Phantom II, F4 Phantom II, F4 PhantomII, Family History, Fighter Aircraft, Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, New York State History, Norvell Family History, Ontario Co, Thailand, U Dorn RTAFB, Udorn RTAFB, Veterans, Vietnam War
Tagged Bolling AFB, Cambodia Bombing
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My Dog Spot …
Well actually he is a very big male cat. I say this because about a week ago I got a letter from a local governmental agency, which shall remain nameless, saying “it has come to our attention that you have … Continue reading
In the Country
In 1952 my father was ordered overseas during the Korean War. At the time, we lived in Troy, New York, where I was born, and where my father was in the Army at the Watervliet Arsenal. With my father’s impending … Continue reading
Posted in American History, New York, New York State History
Tagged One room school, Outhouses, Privy, Rural, Rural life, Upstate NY
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The Hardest Thing I Ever Did
Lord, guard and guide all those who fly Through the great spaces in the sky. Be with them always in the air, In darkening storms or sunlight fair; Oh, hear us when we lift our prayer, For those in peril … Continue reading
My Grandfather and the Great Depression
Next to the Civil War, the Great Depression was the single most major event in American history that impacted nearly all Americans. John Steinbeck wrote the story of the “Okies” who lost their land and were forced to move … Continue reading
4th of July long ago
More than anything else, the holidays we celebrated together demonstrated and defined our sense of community. In our little town of Hannibal New York, each holiday had its own special rituals and observances, this was especially true of the 4th … Continue reading
With the Sioux 1
My great-grandfather Colonel Freeman Norvell (1827-1881) married Mary Dean Redfield (1843-1918), the daughter of Alexander Hamilton Redfield, a descendant of pilgrims John Alden and Priscilla Mullins Alden and a distant cousin of President John Adams. Redfield was born in Phelps, … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Family History, Famous Alden Descendants, Genealogy, Internet genealogy, Michigan History, Native Americans, New York State History, Norvell Family History, NY History, Redfield Family History, Sioux, South Dakota History, Western History, Yanktons
Tagged Dakota, Michigan history, Native Americans, Opening of the west, Sioux, Western History
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