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Tornado memories - Phil Grecian
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DescriptionTwo-page typewritten document submitted as part of the "Remembering the Topeka Tornado of '66" event held at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library on June 3, 2003; tells the personal memories of Phil Grecian, who was 17 in 1966; he was rehearsing a play for Topeka Civic Theater that night at St. David's church; volunteered with Civil Defense after the storm to look for survivors; remembers seeing blades of grass embedded in doors and a glass full of soda sitting on a coffee table in a destroyed apartment building
CreatorGrecian, PhilSubject1966 Topeka TornadoI Remember...the Topeka TornadoCivil defenseTopeka Civic TheatrePersonal narratives1966 TornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2003FormatPDFLanguageEnglishRightsUnless otherwise noted, the items in the Local History Collections may be downloaded by patrons for use in research papers, blog posts, articles, etc. Please credit all uses with “Courtesy of the Topeka and Shawnee County Library".
CreatorGrecian, PhilSubject1966 Topeka TornadoI Remember...the Topeka TornadoCivil defenseTopeka Civic TheatrePersonal narratives1966 TornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2003FormatPDFLanguageEnglishRightsUnless otherwise noted, the items in the Local History Collections may be downloaded by patrons for use in research papers, blog posts, articles, etc. Please credit all uses with “Courtesy of the Topeka and Shawnee County Library".Related
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Grecian, Phil, Tornado memories - Phil Grecian (2003). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 19/08/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6500