I am just over age 60 and remember as a child going with my parents to Atlanta area to see the "Freedom Train", being young then, now all I can remember is walking through train car and viewing what were suppose to be "important" documents and etc. I thought of that trip recently, but even online I have not been able to find information about "The Freedom Train". Does anyone Remember or know what that special event was??? I suppose it had something to do with the end of WW II as this was just a few years from that era (judging by my age frame) Thanks!! still Annette in Georgia
Annette, I did a google search on "freedom train" documents and came up with several hits. If you go to http://www.freedomtrain.org/ft_home.htm you'll find links for many interesting articles about the train itself, its travels, and its precious cargo. There are also other sources of information such as these, many with illustrations from 1947-49: http://www.northeast.railfan.net/1947freedom.html http://www.lincoln-highway-museum.org/FT/FT-05-126Docs-Index.html http://www.americans.net/FreedomTrain.htm Hope this helps. Lowell ----- Original Message ----- From: "gagenie -" <gagenie@webtv.net> To: <GAGWINNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 11:06 PM Subject: [GAGWINNE] Anyone Remember "Freedom Train" > I am just over age 60 and remember as a child going with my parents to > Atlanta area to see the "Freedom Train", being young then, now all I can > remember is walking through train car and viewing what were suppose to > be "important" documents and etc. > > I thought of that trip recently, but even online I have not been able to > find information about "The Freedom Train". > > Does anyone Remember or know what that special event was??? I suppose it > had something to do with the end of WW II as this was just a few years > from that era (judging by my age frame) > > Thanks!! > still Annette in Georgia > > > > > > ==== GAGWINNE Mailing List ==== > Gwinnett County Historical Society web site: www.gwinnetths.org > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >