DescriptionSingle page typewritten document submitted as part of the "Remember the Topeka Tornado of '66" event held at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library on June 3, 2003; tells the personal memories of Gary Koen, who was 9 years old in 1966; remembers his father holding him with one arm while also holding the cellar door closed; also recalls the green color of the skyCreatorKoen, GarySubject1966 Topeka TornadoI Remember....(1 binder)Personal narratives1966 TornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2003FormatPDFLanguageEnglish
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Address307, SE Chandler St., Topeka, 66607Geolocation[1]
Koen, Gary, Tornado memories - Gary Koen (2003). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 10/03/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6528