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      <image:title>Show Notes - Meet Cousin Chris! - Christopher Madden</image:title>
      <image:caption>Christopher is Florence’s sister’s grandson, so he comes down the Miriam side of the family — and you can really see the connection. There’s a bit of Richard in his face, especially around the eyes. And the similarities spill over into life choices too: both of them studied electrical engineering, and both loved golf. Christopher’s photo has that same gentle, good‑humored expression that shows up in Richard’s yearbook portrait, even though the styles and eras are worlds apart. The glasses and face shape echo each other too, which makes the connection feel unmistakably familial.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A stack of condolence letters and telegrams sent after Dick’s death, carefully preserved over the years. The image shows bundles of envelopes tied with string and a layer of vintage Western Union telegrams resting on top — tangible traces of the grief and compassion that poured in from friends, classmates, and family in 1947. Each letter and telegram carries a voice from that moment, together forming a quiet archive of sympathy and remembrance.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A condolence letter from Cornell University’s College of Engineering, dated May 30, 1947. Written by Charles R. Burrows, Director of the School of Electrical Engineering, it expresses sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Kraffert, Jr. following the death of their son, Richard C. Kraffert. The letter notes Richard’s outstanding academic record — listing him on the Dean’s Honor List for multiple terms — and conveys that both faculty and students deeply missed his presence. Typed on official Cornell letterhead, the document stands as a poignant acknowledgment of Richard’s excellence and the esteem in which he was held by his professors and peers.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Meet Cousin Chris! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pancake Recipe (as promised)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Meet Cousin Chris! - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Pancake Recipe</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Meet Cousin Chris! - Dick Kraffert Swimming Pool</image:title>
      <image:caption>Across the United States, many mid‑century municipal pools have been retired because they require extensive updates to meet modern safety and accessibility standards. These upgrades are often far more expensive than maintaining newer recreation options, so towns large and small have gradually phased out older pools. The Kraffert Pool followed this same nationwide pattern: a well‑loved community space that eventually reached the end of its practical service life. Link to information: Origins of the Dick Kraffert Pool at Burgess Park, Titusville – NWPA Stories</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Meet Cousin Chris! - The Cavalier Hotel</image:title>
      <image:caption>Where Mimi and Joe honeymooned.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Secret In The Attic - Years later, that loss lead Lori into another expression of love through writing. Lori found notes tucked away in Jessica‘s closet. They were mini time capsules, precious glimpses into her daughter’s childhood friendships. They were from grade school, middle and high school.  A gift of healing, and yet another glimpse into a beautiful girl's life taken too soon. The story unfolds as Lori gently unearthed each one…realizing the connection of writings…the power of words written on paper, even from childhood. The notes, in time, became a gift Lori returned to the original senders, who are now adults.  An exchange of heartfelt innocence, this all led to meeting with Jessica’s friends at Lori’s house and continuing the conversation…</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Secret In The Attic - Richard Chase Kraffert</image:title>
      <image:caption>Photo from his time at The Hill School, Pottstown, PA</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Secret In The Attic - Letter from Dick to Family from The Hill School from family archives</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Secret In The Attic - Dick Kraffert’s official Civil Aeronautics Administration airman identification card, issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Secret In The Attic - Example of Art Deco-era geometric lettering from family archives</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Secret In The Attic - Richard Chase Kraffert’s Fraternity at Cornell</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Emil and Betty - Joe and Doris, Betty and Emil</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Emil and Betty - U.S. Army Air Forces Pilot Wings</image:title>
      <image:caption>This silver insignia, discovered among Emil Gentry’s personal effects, is the official U.S. Army Air Forces pilot wings worn by commissioned aviators during World War II. The design features a central shield flanked by outstretched wings, symbolizing both national service and the freedom of flight. These wings were typically made of sterling silver and pinned to the uniform above the left breast pocket. For pilots like Emil, they represented qualification, courage, and belonging to the brotherhood of airmen who flew perilous missions over the Pacific — including the long‑range raids that helped isolate Rabaul. The subdued patina visible today reflects decades of history and the enduring legacy of those who carried them into combat.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Emil and Betty - Betty’s Inscription &amp; WWII Sweetheart Jewelry</image:title>
      <image:caption>The reverse side of Emil Gentry’s handmade tag — engraved “I Love You Always – Betty” and stamped with the Al Lind jeweler’s mark — places it firmly within the tradition of WWII sweetheart jewelry. During the war, wives and fiancées often commissioned small sterling or aluminum tokens for their airmen: pieces meant to be carried in flight jackets, tucked into pockets, or kept with personal gear during long missions. Betty’s inscription is a classic example — intimate, portable, and meant to travel with Emil into the dangerous air campaign that helped isolate Rabaul. These sweetheart pieces were emotional lifelines, reminders of home and devotion carried into combat. Emil’s tag is one of them: a handcrafted message of love that accompanied a pilot through one of the Pacific war’s most perilous theaters.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Emil and Betty - Link to book:</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Siege of Rabaul by Sakaida, Henry: Good (1997) | Better World Books</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Emil and Betty - B17 Bomber Turret</image:title>
      <image:caption>U.S. Army Air Forces ground crew working around the Sperry ball turret of a B‑17 Flying Fortress, WWII (public domain).</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Emil and Betty - About the Pullman Riots (1894)</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Pullman Riots, part of the larger Pullman Strike of 1894, began when workers at the Pullman Palace Car Company protested steep wage cuts while rents in the company town stayed high. The American Railway Union, led by Eugene V. Debs, backed the workers with a nationwide boycott of Pullman railcars, disrupting rail service across much of the country. Federal troops were sent in after violence broke out, leading to dozens of deaths and the collapse of the strike. Though unsuccessful, the Pullman conflict became a turning point in American labor history and helped spur the creation of Labor Day as a national holiday.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Curious Nancy - “I’ve Got Spurs That Jingle Jangle Jingle”</image:title>
      <image:caption>1942 chart‑topper by Frank Loesser and Joseph J. Lilley</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-07-17</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Uncle Sam Calls…Again! - Brooklyn Eagle, December 9, 1941</image:title>
      <image:caption>Published the morning after New York’s air‑raid scare, this front page captures the city’s first hours of wartime anxiety. Sirens, false reports of approaching aircraft, and hurried civil‑defense mobilization left New Yorkers on edge as the nation adjusted to life after Pearl Harbor. The St. Regis Hotel in 1941 — Elegance with a Whisper of Espionage In 1941, the St. Regis Hotel was one of Manhattan’s most refined addresses, known for its marble lobby, polished service, and the famous King Cole Bar. But beneath the glamour, the hotel carried a quiet thread of wartime intrigue. Its owner, Vincent Astor, was not just a society figure — he was a close friend of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and had recently taken on a formal role in U.S. Navy intelligence. That appointment meant the St. Regis became an informal crossroads for early wartime information. Diplomats, foreign visitors, military officers, and well‑connected New Yorkers passed through the same lobby, often unaware of who else might be listening. Conversations over cocktails or dinner sometimes carried more weight than the speakers realized. The hotel’s atmosphere in the days after Pearl Harbor reflected this mix of luxury and quiet vigilance. Staff and guests felt the shock of the nation’s sudden entry into war, and the St. Regis — polished, calm, and discreet — became a place where society life and the earliest stirrings of America’s intelligence world briefly overlapped.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Uncle Sam Calls…Again! - King Cole Bar, St. Regis Hotel</image:title>
      <image:caption>The legendary Maxfield Parrish mural presided over one of Manhattan’s most elegant gathering places in the early 1940s, a room where diplomats, actors, and society figures mixed beneath its luminous, whimsical glow.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Uncle Sam Calls…Again! - Gloria Swanson, 1941</image:title>
      <image:caption>A poised wartime portrait capturing the elegance she carried into New York’s tense early days of World War II. Just weeks after Pearl Harbor, Swanson dined at the St. Regis during and air‑raid scare, a moment when glamour and uncertainty briefly shared the same room. Image Public Domain. Gloria Swanson, 1941 studio portrait.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Uncle Sam Calls…Again! - WWII Military Training in Miami Beach (“Camp Miami Beach”)</image:title>
      <image:caption>During World War II, Miami Beach underwent a dramatic transformation as the U.S. Army Air Forces Technical Training Command took over nearly the entire resort city for military use. More than 300 hotels and apartment buildings were requisitioned or leased, turning the famous vacation destination into a major training center for airmen. By 1942, the military was operating out of almost all of the city’s 332 hotels, converting them into barracks, classrooms, mess halls, and administrative spaces. Soldiers slept in hotel rooms, drilled on the beaches, and attended technical instruction in ballrooms and lobbies that had been repurposed for wartime needs. The operation quickly became known as “Camp Miami Beach,” a nickname that captured both the scale of the mobilization and the surreal contrast between military discipline and the city’s glamorous backdrop. Some referred to it as “the most beautiful boot camp in America.” Scale of the Training Effort Nearly half a million servicemen trained in Miami Beach between 1942 and 1945. At peak capacity, about 78,000 soldiers were housed in hotel rooms at the same time. Well‑known figures — including Clark Gable, Hank Greenberg, and Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. — passed through the program. Using existing hotel infrastructure saved the government an estimated $6 million in construction costs. By the end of the war, one‑fourth of all Army Air Force officers and one‑fifth of all enlisted men had received training in Miami Beach. Sources &amp; Notes Facts compiled from historical summaries, museum archives, and veteran accounts, including the Museum of Florida History and MiamiBeachVets.com. All information has been paraphrased for clarity and originality. Images courtesy of the U.S. Army Air Forces / National Archives (public domain).</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Uncle Sam Calls…Again! - Ben’s letters from the Wofford were brief, steady notes home describing the converted hotel barracks, early‑morning beach drills, gas‑mask training, and the everyday rhythm of Army Air Forces life during “Camp Miami Beach.”</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Uncle Sam Calls…Again! - The Wofford Hotel in WWII</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Wofford Hotel at 2400 Collins Avenue had a colorful past long before the Army Air Forces took it over during WWII. In the 1930s and early ’40s, it was known locally as a quiet hangout for small‑time gangsters and bookmakers, a place where back‑room deals mixed with Miami Beach sunshine. When the war began, the Wofford was swept into the city‑wide “Camp Miami Beach” mobilization and converted into housing and administrative space for incoming airmen. After decades of decline, the hotel was condemned in 1973 and demolished the following year; a condominium now stands where gangsters once schemed and soldiers once trained.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Storm Cloud Coming - College Graduation Photo of Anne Ford Melton from The Briar Patch 1924 yearbook.  Left: Carolyn Flynn was Fleur's first college roommate! Sweet Briar Reunion Photo Shiney is second from the left and Fleur is fourth from the left</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - The Mountain Trek - Book: About the Lindbergh Kidnapping: The Sixteenth Rail by Adam J. Schrager</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - The Sky’s the Limit - Photo: Pangborn &amp; Herndon — First Nonstop Pacific Flight</image:title>
      <image:caption>Links: ‍Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr.: First to Fly Nonstop Across the Pacific Make It A Double! — Pleasurable Pause Press</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Finding Fleur - Off the Wall</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2862074e64c048dd360522/f7e1df47-3bae-4aa6-a9c6-837d94c97cdf/Enduring%2BFriendships.webp</image:loc>
      <image:title>Show Notes - Finding Fleur - Forever Friends</image:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2862074e64c048dd360522/6a8f1821-a051-40d4-940b-7b6191cec558/Grandmothers%2BJournal.webp</image:loc>
      <image:title>Show Notes - Finding Fleur - Grandmother’s Journal</image:title>
      <image:caption>Florence’s simple entry about friendship</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - The Descendants - Anne with Maeve McGuire</image:title>
      <image:caption>Link to more about Maeve McGuire</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - The Descendants - Kay Klumph</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mother of Maeve McGuire</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - The Descendants - Anne and Matt with the Mountcastle’s</image:title>
      <image:caption>Matt, Deanne, Frank, Anne and Anne</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a2862074e64c048dd360522/2a49f685-f101-46cd-a27e-7c3fc4d871d3/Klumpf%2BWedding.webp</image:loc>
      <image:title>Show Notes - The Descendants - Kay Klumph’s Wedding</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Return the Coat - Links Mentioned in Episode 8</image:title>
      <image:caption>New Yorker Cartoon (scroll down to find) Best Friends who saved all their letters to each other</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Return the Coat - Entertainment Journal</image:title>
      <image:caption>Passed down from Louise to Florence to Nancy to Anne…</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Return the Coat - Journal Entry by Louise</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Return the Coat - Journal Entry by Florence</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Return the Coat - The Titusville Cook Book</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Return the Coat - Sunshine Cake</image:title>
      <image:caption>From the Titusville Cook Book</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-07-17</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Tea Set Blues - Salted Caramel Chocolate Cookies</image:title>
      <image:caption>Link to recipe</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Tea Set Blues - Fleurissimo</image:title>
      <image:caption>Link to recipe</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Tea Set Blues - Nancy and Dick</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Tea Set Blues - Nancy</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Stick to Pickling - Ephemera Surprise</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Stick to Pickling - Ephemera Surprise, Part 2</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Stick to Pickling - Wedding Guest Book</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Stick to Pickling - Wedding Announcement</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Stick to Pickling - Engagement Photos</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - All That is Shiney - Album Art Photo</image:title>
      <image:caption>As it appeared in the Briar Patch yearbook</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - All That is Shiney - Florence’s Wedding Invitation Journal</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - All That is Shiney - Invitation List</image:title>
      <image:caption>Showing examples of Florence’s coding system</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - All That is Shiney - The Wedding Party</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - All That is Shiney - The Westgate Home</image:title>
      <image:caption>On the porch: Theodore, Lou, Florence, Mimi and Ted Westgate</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Pickle Resolved - A Chatelaine</image:title>
      <image:caption>(most likely Louise Westgate’s)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Pickle Resolved - Production Notes from “Hairdressings and Hats”</image:title>
      <image:caption>A pageant by Louise Westgate</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Pickle Resolved - The Westgates</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Pickle Resolved - A Short Story by Florence</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - The Tryst - Letter from Reggie</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - The Tryst - Miss McLaws (aka “The Claw”)</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - The Tryst - Anne and Frank (Shiney’s son)</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - We’re Family Now - Letters to Florence</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Arriving Sweet Briar - Letters in Anne and Betsy’s office</image:title>
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      <image:title>Show Notes - Arriving Sweet Briar - Meet Me at the Wall album art photo</image:title>
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