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Tornado memories - Helen (Burgardt) Rivera
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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 Helen (Burgardt) Rivera, who was 25 years old in 1966; she was at a friend's house in Oakland to celebrate her boyfriend's birthday; the birthday cake in the trunk of her car was untouched after the storm passed; also remembers opening the nylon bag her boyfriend's air force uniform was in had glass and twigs inside it even though it hadn't been torn
CreatorRivera, Helen (Burgardt)Subject1966 Topeka TornadoI Remember...the Topeka TornadoPersonal narratives1966 TornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2003FormatPDFLanguageEnglish
CreatorRivera, Helen (Burgardt)Subject1966 Topeka TornadoI Remember...the Topeka TornadoPersonal narratives1966 TornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2003FormatPDFLanguageEnglishRelated
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Rivera, Helen (Burgardt), Tornado memories - Helen (Burgardt) Rivera (2003). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 18/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6604