Downtown Bend: Second Sunday - The Elliott Love Letters | |
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Event Type: Adult Program Age Group(s): Adult Date: 2/12/2017 Start Time: 2:00 PM End Time: 3:00 PM Description: In the months preceding D-Day (June 6, 1944), Frank and Pauline Elliott exchange a series of poignant love letters. Frank, just 23 years old, had left Georgetown University to enlist with the Army in 1943. He left behind his wife, Pauline, 24 years old, and their daughter, DeRonda, just a toddler, in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Frank died in the D-Day invasion. Explore the love letters with Community Librarian Nate Pedersen and special guest readers.
Library: Downtown Bend Public LibraryBring your own love letters or poems to share at open mic. *cr* Location: Brooks Room Contact: Liz Goodrich Contact Number: 541-312-1032 Presenter: Nate Pedersen |