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Interior of the Red Cross House at Whipple Barracks.
Days Past

The Red Cross House

by Worcester P. Bong The American Red Cross (ARC), a nationally-recognized humanitarian organization, was founded by Clara Barton and her close acquaintances in 1881. Ms. Barton was inspired by the International Committee of the Red Cross organization while traveling in

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Woman inside millinery shop, circa 1900.
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Hats, Hats and More Hats

by Marjory J. Sente When asked where she bought her hats, a 19th century Boston Blueblood is supposed to have said, “I don’t buy my hats. I have my hats.” The same could have been said for the ladies of

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Days Past

Ocotillo’s Postmistress Pearl Childers Orr

Marjory J. Sente The Ocotillo Post Office was established in 1916, and Pearl C. Orr was named its first and only postmistress, serving until it closed nine years later. In its first life, the post office was called Middleton or

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