Jean McGavin Stories

A Story About an Ordinary Woman

A Story About an Ordinary WomanThere once was a woman in Fermanagh, Who died in the height of the fa . . .

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Penicillin

Subj:  True StoryDate:  2/20/2001  9:45:43PM, Eastern Standard TimeFrom: TAMcGTo:  xxx@glynnisCC . . .

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Queen Elizabeth II

History just changed. England’s Queen Elizabeth has died at the venerable age of 96. She has been . . .

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On Mother's Day 2022

It was the the 1950s. I didn’t want to be a mother. As the fifth child of seven, I watched my mom . . .

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St. Patrick's Day

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day I would like to recount what I little I know about Henry McGavin, my . . .

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Rifle Club

The following discussion is from a Facebook page, "Yorktown High School Friends", and the photograph . . .

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Sturgis Pretzels and Ice Cream

I am already getting hungry just thinking about writing this.My parents both grew up in Pennsylvania . . .

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9/11 Ten Years Later

September 11, 2011It has been impossible this last week to avoid the crush of constant discussions a . . .

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Lesson on a Tennessee Farm

A friend of History Chip recounted this story. We look forward to more from our new friend.My father . . .

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Memorial Day Homage

It is Memorial Day, 2021, a day to honor Americans who died in service to their country. This Memori . . .

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Polio Vaccine

This is my Polio Vaccine Card given to me upon my first dose of the vaccine in 1964 when I was a chi . . .

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A Ghost Story

In early November of 2014, I visited Prague with a friend of mine whose parents were born in Prague, . . .

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