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Personal memories by Dorothy McKinney
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Other TitleEscaping the 1966 Tornado
DescriptionTwo-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 Dorothy McKinney, who was a realtor in 1966 and was showing a couple several homes when the storm arrived; remembers the car they were in getting stuck at 29th and Gage just as the tornado hit the area; recalls seeing two apartment buildings get obliteratedCreatorMcKinney, DorothySubject1966 Topeka TornadoI Remember...the Topeka TornadoPersonal 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".
DescriptionTwo-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 Dorothy McKinney, who was a realtor in 1966 and was showing a couple several homes when the storm arrived; remembers the car they were in getting stuck at 29th and Gage just as the tornado hit the area; recalls seeing two apartment buildings get obliteratedCreatorMcKinney, DorothySubject1966 Topeka TornadoI Remember...the Topeka TornadoPersonal 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".Geographic Location
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McKinney, Dorothy, Personal memories by Dorothy McKinney (2003). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 10/08/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6542