It was an orchid in a box from a flower shop in Rushville Indiana. Apparently there was a prom at the school. An orchid corsage you would wear when you were on a special date. In my day they called them corsages but maybe they just say flower now? M Calvin >ok this may sound sort of stupid, but what is a >orchid corsage? >and how did they know it was from rushville in? > > > > >Through GOD ALL things are possible!! >http://www.christianity.com/cap > > > > >There were lots of pictures in all the newspapers at the time. I >lived in Ottawa, and vividly remember it! Lima News, the Putnam Co >Sentinel and I suspect others in the area all had pictures. I >remember an orchid corsage from Rushville Indiana was found in a >driveway east of Ottawa in perfect condition. I also remember two >little boys killed near Cairo when their car was caught in the >tornado! M Calvin > > > >>Hello List, >>I was wondering if anyone has ever seen any photographs of damage >>caused by the Palm Sunday tornado that struck March 28th, 1920. My >>gr grandfather, Moses Archer was killed while sleeping in his bed. >>He was living around 4 miles south of Lima on St.Johns Rd.( SR65). I >>have seen photos on the internet of damage in Moulton caused by this >>same storm, but have never seen any of the damage in Lima >> Thank-You >> Trace Archer tcarcher@bright.net >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>OHALLEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an >email to OHALLEN-request@rootsweb.com with the >word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the >subject and the body of the message > >_________________________________________________________________ >Find a local pizza place, music store, museum >and moreĀ then map the best route! >http://local.live.com?FORM=MGA001 > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an >email to OHALLEN-request@rootsweb.com with the >word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the >subject and the body of the message