Beth Markesino lives in Wilmington, North Carolina and is an avid runner. In her interview, she discusses the impact PFAS contamination has had on her life and health, and that of her son Samuel.

Letter written by a guitar player performing with a traveling circus in Michigan. The band plays for the 4th Michigan Regiment.

Black and white photograph of a woman, Betsy, sitting on Lake Worth beach next to a woman sunbathing.

Binding of Betsy Ross: A Romance of the Flag, by Hellen Campbell, published by Little, Brown, and Company, 1901.

Cover of Bettina in ihren Briefen, by Bettina von Arnim, published by Insel-Verlag, 1935. Insel-Bücherei Nr. 466

Kevin Bettinghouse, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1960, served in the U.S. Air Force from 1978 to 1982 as a Ground Navigational Aid. After his basic training at Lackland Air Force base in Texas, Kevin spent eight months receiving technical…

Binding of Betty of Old Mackinaw, by Frances Margaret Fox, published by L. C. Page & Company (Cosy Corner Series), 1901.

Front of the Between Bridges postcard depicting a road with trees on either side, circa 1910

Poster with the names of the different keynote speakers, the dates of the conference, and where to go to for more information.

Binding of Between the Lines: A Story of the War, by Captain Charles King, published by Harper & Brothers, 1899.

Poster including the date, time and location for the lecture.

Cornell Beukema graduated from Michigan State University in 1943, went through a series of OCS camps, engineer school, and the Second Army Mine School. He specialized in bridge building, mines and demolition. Sent to Japan after the war ended, he…