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Tornado memories - Patti Mitchell
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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 Patti Mitchell, who was 13 years old in 1966; her family lived on a farm west of Hoyt, KS; remember getting up on an old train boxcar to watch the three tornadoes (one over Topeka, one over Meriden, and one by Delia); also remembers seeing a piece of wood driven through a tree on her grandparents' property
CreatorMitchell, PattiSubject1966 Topeka TornadoTopeka (Kan.)I Remember...the Topeka TornadoPersonal narratives1966 TornadoWeatherStormsHoyt (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".
CreatorMitchell, PattiSubject1966 Topeka TornadoTopeka (Kan.)I Remember...the Topeka TornadoPersonal narratives1966 TornadoWeatherStormsHoyt (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
Address11401, P4 Rd, Hoyt, 66440Geolocation[1]
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CollectionI remember ... The Topeka Tornado, June 8, 1966 PlaceTopeka, KSHoyt, KSEvent1966 Topeka Tornado
PlaceTopeka, KSHoyt, KSEvent1966 Topeka TornadoAdmin
LocationTR-1-1-1 ("Ask Staff" shelves)
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Mitchell, Patti, Tornado memories - Patti Mitchell (2003). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 19/08/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6544