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August 2010 Blog Posts (2)

John Brunelle- aka, "JB the Elder"

I faxed this great historical article to my Dad, soon to be 88, who faxed me back this response:

"I didn't know many of the things Andy mentioned. One thing: My Dad told me that when he won all that money he hired a horse and buggy to take him back to Murray. Also, I asked my Mother for a dime to see a movie and to see MIckey Daniels who had been in the Our Gang comedies. The only money she had was a dime that was partially melted in the 1910 fire. I won a silver dollar for being voted…

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Added by Patti Brunelle on August 27, 2010 at 10:40pm — 2 Comments

The 1910 Fires and the Brunelle Story

The 100^th anniversary of Big Blowup will be observed August 20-21, 2010 in ceremonies in northern Idaho and Montana and this event serves as an inspiration to compile a Brunelle family story of the 1910 fire that swept through Wallace. The story revolves around Alvan Brunelle and Marguerite Francis Haney, both of whom lived through the 1910 fire, later meeting and then married in 1915. Because of them we are here…

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Added by Andy Brunelle on August 19, 2010 at 11:00pm — 2 Comments

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