Author: Jamie Gates

I grew up in the Charlotte area and am an alumna of UNC-Chapel Hill (go heels!). In addition to my professional work, I have a range of personal research experience, specializing in breaking down “brick walls” and searching immigration records across the Atlantic.
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Vive Dunkirk, Vive Dunkerque

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Vive Dunkirk, Vive Dunkerque

On October 23, 1946, the city of Dunkirk "expressed the humble spirit of Thanksgiving" in the greatest demonstration of its history; the local newspaper described the night's conversation as "A Great Meeting," and emphasized that, "If you had attended the meeting in the high school auditorium the other night you could not have avoided a [...]