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Leonard Cohen recites “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae | Legion Magazine

 

Author Voices of AncestorsPosted on November 11, 2018Categories Flanders Field, veterans, world war ITags Flanders Fields, John McCrae, Leonard Cohen, veterans day, WWILeave a comment on Leonard Cohen recites “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae | Legion Magazine
"We are a continuum. Just as we reach back to our ancestors for our fundamental values, so we, as guardians of that legacy, must reach ahead to our children and their children. And we do so with a sense of sacredness in that reaching." ~ Paul Tsongas

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  • Map of Lubec, Maine 1916. January 16, 2018
  • Businesses in Lubec, Maine. 1861 January 14, 2018
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  • A Story About Stephen Otis Johnson December 4, 2017
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  • A Rier Family in Robbinston, Maine. 1850 Census. July 25, 2017
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  • Dad Greets Rosalind Russell at West Point. Circa 1943. March 12, 2017
  • Postcard Machiasport, Maine. March 11, 2017
  • After 23 Years in Business, Dad’s Car Dealership Burned to the Ground March 7, 2017
  • My Great Great Grandparents’ Family March 7, 2017
  • Solving a Genealogy Mystery. March 7, 2017
  • My Great Grandfather’s Autograph Book. 1877 to 1891. March 4, 2017
  • What Will Our Descendants Say About the Earth We Leave Behind? Part II. March 2, 2017
  • Google’s New Free App Could Revolutionize How We Preserve Family Photos and Records March 2, 2017
  • The Beginning of A Business in Machias Maine. Rier Buick. 1949. February 28, 2017
  • A face to the name: How to find photos of your ancestors February 28, 2017
  • What Will Our Descendants Say About the Earth We Leave Behind? Part I. February 28, 2017
  • How to use old family photos to build your tree February 27, 2017
  • One of Dad’s Projects in the late 50s and Early 60s. February 24, 2017
  • Gifts from our ancestors February 24, 2017
  • Family Stories Are Universal February 23, 2017
  • 27 Hard-Won Lessons about Writing from New York Times Bestselling Authors — Smart Blogger February 23, 2017

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