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December 6, 2021 | By Muddy River News
Muddy River News has completed its publication of the series of essays on the St. Francis School Fire of 1899. The fire resulted in the deaths of 12 girls buried at St. Boniface Cemetery. The tragedy marked one of the saddest chapters of the Quincy community’s history. St. Francis Solanus Parish has a “12…
Read Full Article December 6, 2021 | By Carolyn Freas Rapp, Muddy River News Contributor
(This is the final part of six stories about the St. Francis School fire in December 1899, when 12 girls burned to death in one of saddest chapters of the Quincy community’s history.) Read Part 1: Prosperous Quincy of 1899 Read Part 2: Christmas is Coming to Quincy Read Part 3: The Cry of Fire…
Read Full Article December 5, 2021 | By Carolyn Freas Rapp, Muddy River News Contributor
(This is the fifth of six stories about the St. Francis School fire in December 1899, when 12 girls burned to death in one of saddest chapters of the Quincy community’s history.) Read Part 1: Prosperous Quincy of 1899 Read Part 2: Christmas is Coming to Quincy Read Part 3: The Cry of Fire Read…
Read Full Article December 4, 2021 | By Carolyn Freas Rapp, Muddy River News Contributor
(This is the fourth of six stories about the St. Francis School fire in December 1899, when 12 girls burned to death in one of saddest chapters of the Quincy community’s history.) Read Part 1: Prosperous Quincy of 1899 Read Part 2: Christmas is Coming to Quincy Read Part 3: The Cry of Fire All…
Read Full Article December 3, 2021 | By Carolyn Freas Rapp, Muddy River News Contributor
Read Part 1: Prosperous Quincy of 1899 Read Part 2: Christmas is Coming to Quincy It was December 22nd and the girls in Sister Theotima’s nativity scene readied for their dress rehearsal. It was 2:30 in the afternoon. Sister Theotima motioned to her girls that it was time to go backstage to get dressed for…
Read Full Article December 2, 2021 | By Carolyn Freas Rapp, Muddy River News Contributor
(This is the second of six stories about the St. Francis School fire in December 1899, when 12 girls burned to death in one of saddest chapters of the Quincy community’s history.) Read Part 1: Prosperous Quincy of 1899 The morning of Dec. 22 dawned clear and cold. With just three days to go until…
Read Full Article The St. Francis School fire of 1899: Quincy was prosperous, growing and looking forward to Christmas
December 1, 2021 | By Carolyn Freas Rapp, Muddy River News Contributor
(This is the first of six stories about the St. Francis School fire in December 1899, when 12 girls burned to death in one of saddest chapters of the Quincy community’s history.) This story takes place 122 years ago, on Dec. 22, 1899. The event, which people still remember more than a century later,…
Read Full Article November 19, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Chuck Scholz fondly remembers most of his time as Quincy’s mayor from 1993 to 2005. He doesn’t hesitate, however, when asked which day was his worst. Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1996. 5:02 p.m. Twenty-five years ago today. United Express Flight 5925, a Beechcraft 1900 twin turboprop plane, collided as it tried to land with…
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