February/March 07 Discussion

Mission Statement of the Marcus Historical Society:

The purpose of the Marcus Historical Society shall be to preserve for public benefit, education and enjoyment, the historical heritage of our community.

There's a brand new website for the Society, created and maintained by June Dias. Check it out. http://www.marcushistoricalsociety.org

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Earl Rae Paintings

James Rae provided some image scans of a few of his late father's paintings. Bob Reed Sr. commented:

I am so glad to hear from you and to receive the pics of your late dad--Earl's-- art. One of them is of particular interest to those of us from the Marcus of a certain era. It is of the train plowing through the snow. Earl painted that after helping the trainmen and others from town clear out the tracks during a blizzard in the 1940's. He worked mightly and then went home, got some hot chocolate and painted the scene.

Bob Reed

Here's the one. A few others available here.