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The following is an obituary submitted to Patch by Dee Funeral Home about Yvonne J. (Clyburn) Holgerson. If you are a funeral home and would like to submit an obituary, email samantha.mercado@patch.com.
Yvonne J. (Clyburn) Holgerson – beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and teacher who made a lasting impact on the lives of hundreds of students over 45 years – passed away late at night on March 7th, after a progressive illness took a turn for the worse. Yvonne was a true trailblazer of the modern era: in the 1960s, this young Black woman from a blue-collar family traveled all over Europe; married a Swedish-American man she met in Stockholm, and raised two biracial daughters; and returned to a stellar teaching career in the 70 s long before working moms were the norm. Yvonne was raised in Englewood, New Jersey, part of the post-Great Migration generation whose families had left the apartheid of the Jim Crow South to seek opportunity in the North. Her dest
Every elderly care home resident who is eligible has received their second dose of the vaccine EVERY eligible elderly care home resident in West Dunbartonshire has received their second Covid-19 vaccination, according to health and social care officials. Vaccinations begun in care homes on December 8 and it now means that more than 6,000 residents in 143 care homes in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area have received the final dose of the jag. The numbers represent 90 per cent of all elderly care home residents in West Dunbartonshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and Glasgow City - with the exception of 10 per cent who were unable to be vaccinated initially due to ill health.
What mystery lies behind the walls of Main Streets Market in Concord? metrowestdailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from metrowestdailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The original building dates back to colonial days when it housed a gristmill and stored troves of ammunition in its basement during the Revolutionary War.
Hiding ammunition was typical of Concordians as British soldiers burned captured supplies in 1775, according to the Concord Museum.
One of the buildings now Main Streets Market & Cafe at 42 Main St., owned by Dave and Karen Anderson and in the Anderson family for over 125 years may hold one of those hidden troves. And possibly more.
Gristmill stones are part of the building s foundation. The stones face east under the building and underneath the sidewalk in Concord Center.