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Lessons & Legacy (Introduction)
In Their Words: Stories of Minnesota's Greatest Generation Table of Contents
Welcome to In Their Words: Stories of Minnesota's Greatest Generation! Explore our collection & special features through the title links below.
The Depression
The War
The Boom
The Depression
- The Childhood Years
(Introduction)
- Getting By (Introduction)
- Making A Contribution (Introduction)
- Not All Gloom and Doom (Introduction)
Special Feature: (Film) Kemper Home Movies
- Country Kids
(Introduction)
- Growing Up Rural (Introduction)
- Doing Chores (Introduction)
- 4-H Fun! (Introduction)
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The Civilian Conservation Corps Experience
(Introduction)
- Leaving Home (Introduction)
- Life in Camp (Introduction)
Special Feature: Interactive CCC Trunk - An Honest Day’s Work
(Introduction)
Special Feature: (Film) "Improvement Work In The State Forests by the CCCs" - Better Men, A Better Minnesota (Introduction)
The War
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We Did Our Duty: War In The Pacific
(Introduction)
- Pearl Harbor (Introduction)
- Beach Landings and Jungle Battles (Introduction)
- V-J Day & Coming Home (Introduction)
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We Did Our Duty: War In Europe
(Introduction)
- Shipping Out (Introduction)
- Fighting For The Right (Introduction)
- Experiences Abroad (Introduction)
- POWs and Liberators (Introduction)
- V-E Day & Coming Home (Introduction)
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We Did Our Duty: Serving Stateside
(Introduction)
- Call To Arms (Introduction)
- Secret Japanese Language School (Introduction)
- "Free A Man To Fight!" (Introduction)
- The Manhattan Project (Introduction)
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Keeping The Home Fires Burning
(Introduction)
- "Mail Call, Soldier!" (Introduction)
- We're All In This Together! (Introduction)
- Rosie The Riveter (Introduction)
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Bombshells & Wedding Bells
(Introduction)
- My Girl Back Home (Introduction)
- "I Do!" (Introduction)
The Boom
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Building A Life
(Introduction)
- The G.I. Bill (Introduction)
Special Feature: (Film) "The G.I. Bill of Rights" - Business Is Booming! (Introduction)
- Back To The Kitchen? (Introduction)
- "What About Us?" - The Fight For Civil Rights (Introduction)
- The G.I. Bill (Introduction)
- Oh, Baby! (Introduction)
- Ah, Suburbia! (Introduction)
- The American Dream (Introduction)
- Emily Day: A Place To Live
- Marian Townsend Maxson: Open Space
- Martha Turner Doughty: At Home In St. Louis Park
- Life's Better Here (Introduction)
- Growing Pains (Introduction)
- A Generation of Consumers (Introduction)
Special Feature: (Film) Southdale Center, 1956.
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