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“You Gave Me Dignity”(0)

April 30, 2009

Jimmy Freeman and Tommy White at the scouting jamboree. Slept in the same sleeping bag. “Color didn’t rub off either one of them.”
When Jimmy returned to visit Pop he told him, “You gave me dignity. I can stand up with anyone and be proud.”

“You Gave Me Dignity”

Village Wisdom: Anchors Series on Riehlife

“Anchors” refers to the people in the Melville community that were the heart of it as my father Erwin A. Thompson grew up and as he listened to the stories of older generations of the legends that were our heritage.
Here is a showcase of what Pop likes to call the “anchors” of the community [...]

Village Wisdom: Anchors (intro) by Erwin A. Thompson

Rebecca Pincas and her family hosted a gathering at the Edwardsville Library to share the labors of several yeras of hard and dedicated work. The subject: “The early history of Melville andi ts people.” Several of the old families were represented in the audience, who later became participants in the discussion [...]

Abraham Lincoln Radio Show Features Erwin Thompson’s Stories & Music

Abraham Lincoln Radio Show Features Erwin Thompson’s Stories & Music

Sinta Seiber-Lane interviewed Daddy for an WUIS radio program on Lincoln. Guests besides my father Erwin A. Thompson included Chris Vallillo and Todd Cranson..


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