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After tour of historical US sites, Civil War Band to perform free concert

July 9th, 2010 · No Comments · History

The Long Beach City College (LBCC) Band of the California Battalion (also known as the Civil War Band) will perform a free concert for the community at 6pm on Monday, July 12 in the Liberal Arts Campus Quad off of Clark Avenue and Harvey Way.
This acclaimed brass band, directed by Dr. Gary Thomas Scott, LBCC’s [...]

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Alumni from former So Cal Military Academy in Signal Hill to reunite

June 18th, 2010 · No Comments · History, News

By Steven Piper
Editorial Intern
From 1924 to 1987, a private school in Signal Hill had a mission to instill the duties of citizenship, the value of teamwork, the importance of the rights of others, and the formation of good social habits, which were embodied by its motto that prioritized character over career. Its students wore uniforms [...]

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Neighborhood association wins award for saving historic home

June 11th, 2010 · No Comments · History, News

The Willmore City Heritage Association (WCHA) in Long Beach has won first place in Neighborhoods, USA’s Neighborhood of the Year Award 2010 national competition in the category of Physical Revitalization– Single Neighborhood.
The project saved a 106-year-old house from demolition, moved and restored it, helped a local family buy it and removed two blighted, vacant lots [...]

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Public invited to learn about legacy of Tuskegee Airmen

May 28th, 2010 · No Comments · History

The public is invited to a presentation about the experiences of the original Tuskegee Airmen and the legacy they left to African-American aviators. Tuskegee Airmen representatives will be joined by some of the young pilots of the Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum, who will share why the Tuskegee Airmen are their inspiration.

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Never Wave Goodbye: Helping to solve a genealogy mystery

April 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · History

By Colleen Fitzpatrick, PhD

Would you like to be recognized as a crack forensic genealogist? It’s easy…all you have to do is to solve an apparently unsolvable mystery. May I suggest one of my favorites?
There are dozens of hidden Jewish children who survived the Holocaust who have not been able to regain their identities. They [...]

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