Artifact of the Week — May 26, 2016

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May 26 2016

This clipping from the Sellers Collection at Old Independence Regional Museum recounts the memories of Margaret Armstrong of Mountain Home.  Margaret was the widow of WWI veteran Edward Armstrong and she served as the president of the World War I Veterans Auxiliary.  The article tells about songs and other information from the era.   The US joined the war in April 1917, which makes next year the Centennial.

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