Name/Title
Margaret Richards Thiessen's StoryEntry/Object ID
2024.22.1Scope and Content
Margaret Richards Thiessen's Tornado Story - compiled by Margaret Richards Thiessen's children (2024); Margaret (Pegge) Saylor, deceased; David Ray Thiessen; Neta Thiessen Jackson; Lois Thiessen Love.Context
The Ray Richards family from Columbus, Ohio arrived in Lorain, Ohio for a weekend visit with Ray's sister, Margaret (Richards) Van Deusen, and her family that Saturday, June 28, 1924, looking forward to a weekend family reunion. "Aunt Ruth," another Richards sibling, joined the two families, unaware of the tragedy soon to unfold.Acquisition
Accession
2024.22Source or Donor
Jackson, Neta Thiessen