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Tornado memories - Roland Swanson
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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 Roland Swanson, who was 25 years old in 1966; he and his wife were going to choir practice at Bethel Covenant church when the storm hit; remembers thinking all the debris in the air was a flock of birds; he and his wife were in the medical field and lent their aid at the Santa Fe Hospital; recalls getting lost driving on Branner Street since there were no landmarks
CreatorSwanson, RolandSubject1966 Topeka TornadoI Remember...the Topeka TornadoPersonal narrativesBethel Covenant church1966 TornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2003FormatPDFLanguageEnglish
CreatorSwanson, RolandSubject1966 Topeka TornadoI Remember...the Topeka TornadoPersonal narrativesBethel Covenant church1966 TornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2003FormatPDFLanguageEnglishGeographic Location
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Swanson, Roland, Tornado memories - Roland Swanson (2003). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 18/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6614